Functional Testing on the Cloud: 12 Ways to Do it Better

Functional testing on the cloud can be optimized by making changes in setup, test suites, and solutions provider. Key steps include targeting an acceptable test execution time, running tests on every pull request, configuring CI for efficiency, keeping tests short, embracing parallelization, mixing-and-matching browsers to prevent queuing, using built-in debugging options, testing on the right browsers and versions, testing on different screen sizes, testing on the right mobile devices, running tests in real user conditions, setting up alerting, monitoring, and bug tracking. These optimizations can help teams get better builds in less time and make the most of functional testing on the cloud.