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17%
of those who have unit tests in their projects didn’t write them.
80%
of all respondents say testing plays an integral role in their software development projects.
58%
of respondents involved in testing activities develop automated tests.
46%
of respondents use test case design as part of their testing process.
53%
of respondents report that, in their companies, the same people that design tests also execute them.
59%
of those who use unit tests also use test coverage metrics.
TechRepublic
Leveraging code and automation to multiply test coverage is becoming essential. So if you’re pondering which languages to learn or brush up on, consider that of the coding languages most used by our survey respondents who identified as testers, JavaScript/TypeScript was the leader, with a 37% share. Rounding out the top three were Python and Java, sitting at 34% and 32%, respectively.
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85%
of respondents don’t use any Behavior-driven development technologies.
Among those who develop automated tests, 52% perform UI tests and 84% perform API tests.
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