Stop Measuring Test Automation by the Bugs It Finds
A few years ago, I would have measured the success of a test automation suite by one thing: the bugs it found.
The logic seemed straightforward. If automation identified defects before they reached production, it was delivering value. If it wasn't finding bugs, I would start questioning whether those tests were worth maintaining.
Over time, working with larger systems changed my perspective.
I started noticing something interesting. Some releases contained failed tests yet posed very little risk. Other releases passed every automated check and still made teams hesitate before deployment.
The more I observed these situations, the more I realized that bug detection and release confidence are not the same thing.
Finding defects is important. It's one of the reasons we automate.
But in modern software development, the biggest value of automation isn't finding bugs.
It's helping teams decide whether they should trust a release.
The Way We Measure Automation...
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