Continuous Build and Test Automation

Automated Testing, Integration, and Validation for Agile Development

The Problem

Although companies are increasingly dependent on software to create competitive advantage or simply to run the business, very few development organizations can deliver quality software on a regular basis. Repeated delays and expensive rework are the norm rather than the exception in software development. Even worse, it’s often impossible to tell how many more delays and how much more work will be needed before an application is ready to ship. This lack of predictability about the quality and readiness of software projects is not only a source of frustration for management, but also represents a significant source of risk for the business – in the form of lost revenues, damaged brands, and even legal liability.

What You Need

An efficient way to embed testing and measurement earlier in the application lifecycle to improve software quality and predictability.

Continuous integration
You don’t know if it’s broken until you try putting it together. Give developers immediate feedback on the impact of their changes by automatically building software every time they check-in their changes
Continuous test
Test early to quickly identify problems when they are still relatively easy to fix. Test often to minimize the time it takes to track down the source of the problem
Defect isolation
Quarantine defects before they impact others.
Real-time reporting
Promote transparency and provide visibility across development teams, QA, and management

Borland’s Continuous Build and Test Automation Technologies:

Gauntlet™
Improves software quality and developer productivity by proactively building and testing code, isolating defects, and reporting on key development metrics

Benefits of Borland’s Continuous Build and Test solution:

Reduce the business risk of releasing applications of unknown quality or reliability
- Increase confidence by ensuring frequent testing and high test coverage
- Limit scope of problems with frequent build validation
Enable more agile and responsive development
- Shorten build-test-fix cycles
- Software is always ready to demo
Improve visibility and transparency
- Encourage peer accountability
- Objectively measure productivity and quality of outsourced and internal teams