How many times have you or someone on your team brushed off a failing build with a casual, ‘It’s fine, it’s just a flaky spec—ignore it’?

If you’re nodding in agreement, you’re not alone. It’s a scenario familiar to many of us, especially when dealing with sprawling monolithic projects and untouched code sections.

However, this attitude towards flaky tests can take a serious turn during upgrades. Upgrades rely on the capabilities of tests; if we can’t trust them, then uncertainty lingers.

Are they genuinely flaky, or have we unintentionally introduced issues during the upgrade? Has upgrading somehow made the tests flakier? We have run into both of these issues on past upgrades.

In this article Fiona gives some tips on how to untangle the mystery behind flaky specs, with the aim of guiding you towards consistently passing builds. Ensuring your tests don’t have flakiness can help every upgrade become more likely to succeed.

Read more here: Cracking the Case on Flaky Tests: Tips for Build Confidence and Seamless Upgrades