Published : May 15, 2018
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May 2018
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.
We've been enjoying BackstopJS for visual regression testing of web applications. The configurable viewports and ability to adjust tolerances are particularly useful, as is the visual comparison tool, which makes it easier to spot minor variations. It has good scriptability and the option to run in Headless Chrome, PhantomJS and SlimerJS. We find it particularly helpful when running it against living component style guides.
