When building a new fintech application, a team faced increased testing time, impacting release velocity and morale.
Implemented five productivity hacks to reduce testing time while maintaining quality.
Hacks included automated user provisioning, verification code interception, state-driven testing shortcuts, parallel testing infrastructure, and multi-account email management.
These hacks resulted in reduced user setup time, eliminated manual code checking, shortened test setup time, decreased total execution time, and streamlined email management for testing.
Overall, testing time was reduced by 70% from 40 hours to 12 hours per test cycle.
Integration of all five approaches into a cohesive testing strategy automated the process and improved team focus on exploratory testing.
Factors to consider when implementing similar approaches include test isolation, environment management, maintenance overhead, and security.
Addressing testing friction led to a significant increase in development velocity for the team.
Starting with automation of email management is recommended for quick wins in verification-heavy applications.
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