Software Testing Unleashed · 2026-04-23 · 24 min
Managing Flaky Tests Strategies for Trustworthy CI Pipelines Free e-book: The 7 success factors of software testing. 25 years of project experience in one 33-page workbook, now also in English Get it for free "A flaky test can actually sometimes be a good test because it's highlighting things." - Simon Stewart In this episode, I talk with Simon Stewart, professional software developer and former lead of the Selenium project for over 10 years, about one of the most frustrating problems in software testing: flaky tests. Simon reveals why a flaky test isn't always a bad test - sometimes it's actually exposing real production risks that your team needs to address. We dive into practical strategies for handling flakiness in CI pipelines, from gatekeeping techniques used at Meta to knowing when it's actually okay to delete tests. You'll learn why assigning ownership to individuals (not teams) is crucial, and how to use test flakiness as valuable signal rather than just noise. Simon Stewart has been a professional software developer since before the millennium began.
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