Agile\/DevOps best practices in testing can help.<\/strong><\/p>\nAgile is a method of project management used for software development in which requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing cross-functional teams. It is an iterative approach to software delivery that builds software incrementally from the start of the project and ability to adapt to changes as fast or faster than changes occur. One of the similarities is \u2013 Agile works by breaking projects down into little bits of user functionality called\u00a0user stories & prioritizing them, and then continuously delivering them in short cycles called\u00a0iterations. This is something that you may correlate with the blocks being created and tested in blockchain. Even the Agile Manifesto \u2013 a) Individuals and interactions over processes and tools b) Working software over comprehensive documentation c) Responding to change over following a plan and d) Customer collaboration over contract negotiation \u2013 is something that could be corelated with the functioning of blockchain in terms of transparency, efficient and secure, smart contracts and decentralized system.<\/p>\n
DevOps on the other hand aims to facilitate the process of continuous delivery and continuous deployment by streamlining the relationship between applications \u2013 development & testing and operation team (deployment) \u2013 something similar to a node which does multiple tasks along distributed network routes. One of the other important components in DevOps is continuous testing \u2013 a process of executing automated tests as part of the software delivery pipeline to obtain immediate feedback on the business risks associated with a software release candidate. Blockchain on similar lines needs a real-time validation as everyone in the chain can see the associated details of a block in real-time.<\/p>\n
Best practices from Agile such as frequent iterations\/testing and best practices from DevOps such as continuous integration testing could have a significant impact on the way blockchain applications are deployed and tested. One of the other proven approaches adopted is \u201cShift Left Testing\u201d – by shifting testing to the left of the lifecycle, early tests can be performed with the option of continuously reuse. This overall approach helps to uncover defects early in the lifecycle and avoid production surprises.<\/p>\n
Blockchain is evolving at a rapid pace and brings a lot of challenges with itself. Testing of blockchain thus becomes crucial in the overall adoption and success of blockchain across the industry.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\nTo be successful in a real-world implementation and integration of Agile\/DevOps with Blockchain \u2013 three main aspects must be considered \u2013 People (culture), process, and tools.<\/p>\n
At Cigniti, we are well in sync with these key aspects that can help you test Blockchain apps successfully and deliver successful outcomes.<\/p>\n
Connect<\/a> with us to get interesting insights for your business in terms of Blockchain implementation and testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, VCS HAVE INVESTED MORE THAN $1 BILLION INTO BLOCKCHAIN COMPANIES. \u201cSpecialized Testing\u201d techniques in Blockchain Testing In our blog on 5 Top Techniques for Testing Blockchain apps, we talked briefly about the idea of \u201cspecialized testing\u201d that is gaining immense popularity. This kind of testing requires specific skills and a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":13514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[731,32,2261,735],"tags":[2437,2265,2270,2262,2266,556,2267,2271,2268,2438,2439,2264,2269,2272],"ppma_author":[3749],"yoast_head":"\n
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