Software Testing Trends Every Tester Should Follow in 2021

Software testers must amp up their testing skills in order to match with the latest software testing trends.

Following are the top 5 software testing trends every tester should follow in 2021:

1. Agile and DevOps will spearhead: Agile and DevOps will play a key role in Software testing. Both these models shorten the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and focus on improving the overall quality of the released product. By implementing Agile and DevOps the quality of the software will be intact and the execution will be carried out at a faster pace.

2. The emergence of QAOps: This technique is a combination of Quality Assurance (QA) and Operations (Ops). It focuses on improving the synchronization between software testers and developers through the integration of QA activities into the Continuous Integration (CI)/Continuous Deployment (CD) pipeline.

3. Test automation goes codeless: In today’s rapidly growing IT industry, companies are coming up with a lot of software products that are being released in the market. At a certain point, it becomes really difficult for testers to absorb and examine all the coding aspects of varied products.

Codeless automation tools will help testers to automate reusable tests by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms. Codeless automation tools will provide faster execution and that too at low maintenance costs.

4. Big Data Testing will prove to be a game-changer: Big Data testing will contribute to effective testing procedures across different industries. This testing method covers various data types and high data volumes in order to come up with improved business decisions. As per “Research and Markets Survey”, Big Data will be estimated to reach $243.4 billion by 2027 globally. It will grow at a CAGR of 19.4% from 2020 to 2027.

5. IoT Testing to zoom: The market for Internet of Things (IoT) is growing at a rapid pace globally. IoT testers will have to prove their mettle by solving testing strategies in line with IoT devices.