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Eliminating Flaky Tests: A Systematic Approach

February 28, 202612 min read
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A flaky test is a test that sometimes passes and sometimes fails without any code changes. At 10% flaky rate, developers stop trusting the test suite. At 20%, they stop running it.

I've taken suites from 10% flaky to under 1%. Here's the systematic approach.

Step 1: Measure the Flake Rate

You can't fix what you don't measure. Track flakiness over time:

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