Company
Date Published
Author
Roman Balakin
Word count
700
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

IDT, a leading telecommunications company, significantly increased its test automation coverage from 50% to 91% within nine months by utilizing testRigor, a tool that enables manual QA personnel to create automated tests with minimal maintenance. Previously, IDT's QA team was hindered by time-consuming maintenance of Selenium tests, which prevented them from progressing beyond 50% automation. By adopting testRigor, they not only reduced test maintenance time to less than 0.1% but also empowered manual testers to build twice as many tests. This transition facilitated faster release cycles, reduced costs, and improved team collaboration, ultimately leading to a 90% reduction in recurring bugs and substantial cost savings. The codeless, plain English interface of testRigor allowed for efficient test creation and maintenance without requiring in-depth programming knowledge, thereby transforming junior manual testers into adept automation engineers and significantly enhancing the team's productivity.