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December 3, 2019

When a tested software undergoes a minor x(or a x that doesn’t affect the
whole application) then it is not advisable to conduct thorough testing of all the
modules of the application. Instead, after a x in a previously tested and
working software, we only run a limited number of test cases while also
ensuring proper test coverage. This type of testing is known as Regression
Testing.

Regression testing is the type of testing that is performed to ensure that a

x or change hasn’t affected the previously working functionality.

Some features of regression testing

Regression test cases are usually automated as there is a huge number
of regression tests and executing them manually would very time-
consuming.

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The effectiveness of regression testing depends on the test cases chosen

as regression tests, which in turn depends on the area of impact of a
release along with the criticality of the component.
In regression testing, we have to deal with reducing the test cases(for
reducing test execution time) and at the same time maintaining the test
coverage.

Advantages of regression testing

It ensures that a x doesn’t adversely affect working functionality.
Regression tests can be automated hence, save a lot of time(if
automated).
These tests are particularly helpful in case of performance optimization
release as these release doesn’t change any business scenario. So,
checking the already working functionality suf ces the testing need.
Regression testing is also helpful in implementing Continuous
Integration setup in which whenever a developer pushes some code, a
build gets triggered and after that regression tests are run automatically
to ensure that new change doesn’t affect any existing functionality.

With this, we have come to the end of this part of the tutorial. If you have any
questions, please ask in the comment section. Also, check out the complete
software testing tutorial below.

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