These days software firms are putting in a lot of effort to attain quality at speed. Whether it’s continuous testing, Agile or bringing AI into automation, it is required to refine the software development process to keep up with the rapid technological changes. The best way to do that is to adopt practices like parallel testing which will save time and effort. So let’s get into the details of parallel testing and understand the benefits and challenges faced to implement it into the software development life cycle.
What is Parallel Testing?
- Parallel testing is defined as a type of software testing where multiple apps or features are tested simultaneously which reduces time consumption.
- It is mostly done when a new version is released for an app. There is a need to check the compatibility of the latest version of different device, browsers and OS combination.
- For example, if there is a new version of the OS being launched, then there is a need for testing the app to ensure all the features are working fine with the new OS version.
- Parallel testing can be used when the app is to be tested on a different version of the operating system or when there is a new version of the app to be launched.
To perform parallel testing, you can simply create slave projects for the different functionalities of the app and a master project that will run these projects.