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Component visual regression testing

Published : Oct 26, 2022
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Oct 2022
Trial ? Worth pursuing. It is important to understand how to build up this capability. Enterprises should try this technology on a project that can handle the risk.

Visual regression testing is a useful and powerful tool to have in your toolbox, but it has a significant cost given it's done for the entire page. With the rise of component-based frameworks such as React and Vue, we've also seen the rise of component visual regression testing. This technique strikes a good balance between value and cost to ensure that no undesired visuals have been added to the application. In our experience, component visual regression testing presents fewer false positives and promotes a good architectural style. By using it with tools such as Vite and the webpack feature Hot Module Replacement (HMR), it could be seen as a paradigm shift for applying test-driven development to front-end development.

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