Why I Love End-2-End Tests and How To Get Them Right

Lots of teams are struggling with automated end-2-end tests as they are a real challenge to write and to maintain. Some have absolutely none and are plagued with regression bugs and large manual testing efforts. Others have slow and brittle test suites and can’t keep up with fixing them. We experienced all of this at Interhyp during the last years and I will tell you about the mistakes we made so that you don’t have to make them yourselves. I will share our current successful routine with end-2-end tests in my team, for which ownership and close monitoring of the test results are key. I’ll also explain why to me such tests are such a big win for both your organization and also for your personal well-being as a developer.

Interhyp is the largest broker of home mortgages in Germany. Over 200 people work on developing and operating the supporting software platform which is accessed daily by thousands of end customers, internal and external financial advisors and bank employees.