Testing Best Practices

Industry-standard testing best practices and multi-agent workflows for building reliable, maintainable test suites at scale.

Core Principles

Write Tests First

Follow Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles. Write failing tests before implementing functionality to ensure comprehensive coverage.

Keep Tests Simple

Each test should verify one specific behavior. Avoid complex logic in tests and maintain clear, readable test code.

Fast Feedback

Optimize test execution speed. Run unit tests frequently and reserve slower integration tests for appropriate stages.

Maintainable Tests

Write tests that are easy to update when requirements change. Use descriptive names and clear assertions.

Testing Strategy

Test Pyramid

E2E Tests (10%)
Integration Tests (20%)
Unit Tests (70%)

Unit Tests

Fast, isolated, cover individual components

Integration

Test component interactions and APIs

End-to-End

Validate complete user workflows