Software:Twist
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Developer(s) | ThoughtWorks Studios |
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Initial release | October 6, 2008[1] |
Stable release | 14.1.0
/ March 18, 2014 |
Type | Test automation, Agile testing |
License | Shareware |
Twist is a test automation and functional testing solution built by Thoughtworks Studios, the software division of ThoughtWorks. It uses Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test-driven development (TDD)[2] for functional testing of the application.[3] It is a part of the Adaptive ALM solution [4] consisting of Twist for Agile testing by ThoughtWorks Studios, Mingle for Agile project management and Go for Agile release management.
Twist is no longer supported by ThoughtWorks.[5]
Features
- Twist allows test specifications to be written in English or any UTF-8 supported language.
- Test implementation is done using Java or Groovy.
- Twist's IDE supports manual, automated and hybrid testing.[6]
- Twist can be used with any Java based driver. It provides support for
- Fast Script Development
- Consolidation of redundant code (refactoring as “Concepts”)
- Type Ahead and Suggestion
- Team coding
- Version control, organization, and searching in Confluence
- Shared script libraries
- Tagging (Test/Production, Categories, etc.) with Filters
- Filter scripts based on Tags
- Run groups of tests based on Tags
References
- ↑ Sims, Chris (2008-10-06). "ThoughtWorks Announces Twist, Automated Functional Testing Platform". InfoQ. http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/10/twist-announced.
- ↑ Rubinstein, David (2010-03-01). "ThoughtWorks puts new twist on testing". SD Times. http://www.sdtimes.com/link/34154.
- ↑ "Agile Test Automation Tool Updated". Dr. Dobb's Journal. 2010-03-01. http://www.drdobbs.com/tools/223100961.
- ↑ "Thoughtworks Studios Releases Adaptive ALM". Dr. Dobb's Journal. 2009-08-17. http://www.drdobbs.com/tools/219400175.
- ↑ "A Farewell to Twist". ThoughtWorks, Inc.. https://www.thoughtworks.com/products/twist-agile-testing. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ↑ Penchikala, Srini (2010-04-05). "Twist 2.0 Supports Behavior Driven and Collaborative Testing". InfoQ. http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/04/twist-2.0.
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