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An Analysis of the Different “Test Shapes”

· Roberto Hülsenbeck

01 / 05

Test Pyramid

Mike Cohn's "Test Pyramid" is divided into three layers, as visualized in the diagram above, which are:

02 / 05

Inverted Test Pyramid

Another shape that emerged is the "Inverted Test Pyramid," also called the "Test Cone" or "Test Ice Cream Cone"

03 / 05

Test Trophy

Another geometric shape (or set of shapes) developed was the "Test Trophy," by Kent C. Dodds, whose intention is to demonstrate that, depending on the software being analyzed…

04 / 05

Testing Honeycomb

Finally, the last geometric shape worth mentioning is the "Testing Honeycomb," which can be translated as "Colmeia de Testes" or inferred as "Diamond Testing."

05 / 05

Conclusion

Although there are different authors and teams creating various geometric shapes to graphically visualize testing, a similarity can be identified among them—they diverge on where…

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