Tested Odoo development: every change comes with its proof
Software that works today is not the question. The question is what happens at the next change, and who notices first.
In two words
A test is a check written once, which the machine repeats at every change: “a confirmed order does create its delivery”. Every development comes with its own, run again before reaching your production. What worked and no longer does is seen before delivery, not after.
What it changes for you
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Regressions caught before you
What worked and no longer does is seen by the tests, not by your teams on a Monday morning.
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Verifiable migrations
The same tests, run again on the next version, say what broke before anyone switches over.
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A proof, not a promise
Every delivery says what ran, and what could not run.
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Code that can be touched
Another developer can change yours without fear, because the tests will tell them if they broke something.
What it costs
Writing the tests is part of the work, and of the estimate. And sometimes, a refusal to deliver “quickly, without tests”. That is the price of an Odoo that can evolve without fearing each update.
To go further
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Automated tests, explained simply
One image, four things to remember and an example, without a line of code.
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The other methodologies
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Modular Odoo development: one need, one module
One need, one module, declared dependencies: why, and what it changes for you.
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OCA standards: reuse first, then contribute
Reuse the OCA's free modules before writing, and write as they do: why it protects you.