Chapter 15. Regression Test
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An experimental scale model of the B-25 plane is prepared for wind tunnel tests in the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, Inc. October 1942.
A Smoke Test (13) is quick but not exhaustive. For it to be effective, you need to do the hard work of exhaustive testing as well. If you want to establish release candidates, you need to be sure that the code base is robust. This pattern explains how to generate builds that are no worse than the last build.
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