Laws in Software Development: The Broken Windows Theory in E2E Test Automation and Continuous Testing

Always keep your automated E2E tests clean and PASS!

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This article is one of the “Laws in Software Development” series:

• 80/20 Rule
• Broken Window Theory
• Parkinson’s Law: “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion”
• Sturgeon’s law: “ninety percent of everything is crap”
• Murphy’s law: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”
• The 10,000-Hour Rule: “The key to achieving true expertise is simply a matter of practicing”
• Brooks’ Law: “Adding manpower to a late project makes it later.”
• Hosftadter’s Law: “It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.”
• Conway’s Law: “Any piece of software reflects the organizational structure that produced it.”
• KISS principle: “Keep it Simple, Stupid”
• …

Table of Contents:
· The Broken Window Theory
· The Broken Window Theory in the classic “Pragmatic Programmer” book
· The Broken Window Theory in E2E Test Automation
· The Broken Window Theory in…