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Twist is a test automation and functional testing solution built by Thoughtworks Studios, the software division of ThoughtWorks. It uses Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test-driven development (TDD)[2] for functional testing of the application.[3] It is a part of the Adaptive ALM solution [4] consisting of Twist for Agile testing by ThoughtWorks Studios, Mingle for Agile project management and Go for Agile release management.
| Developer(s) | ThoughtWorks Studios |
|---|---|
| Initial release | October 6, 2008[1] |
| Stable release | 14.1.0
/ March 18, 2014 |
| Type | Test automation, Agile testing |
| License | Shareware |
| Website | www |
Twist is no longer supported by ThoughtWorks.[5]
Features
edit- Twist allows test specifications to be written in English or any UTF-8 supported language.
- Twist's IDE supports manual, automated and hybrid testing.[6]
- Twist can be used with any Java based driver. It provides support for
- Fast Script Development
- Consolidation of redundant code (refactoring as “Concepts”)
- Type Ahead and Suggestion
- Team coding
- Version control, organization, and searching in Confluence
- Shared script libraries
- Tagging (Test/Production, Categories, etc.) with Filters
- Filter scripts based on Tags
- Run groups of tests based on Tags
References
edit- ^ Sims, Chris (2008-10-06). "ThoughtWorks Announces Twist, Automated Functional Testing Platform". InfoQ.
- ^ Rubinstein, David (2010-03-01). "ThoughtWorks puts new twist on testing". SD Times.
- ^ "Agile Test Automation Tool Updated". Dr. Dobb's Journal. 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Thoughtworks Studios Releases Adaptive ALM". Dr. Dobb's Journal. 2009-08-17.
- ^ "A Farewell to Twist". Twist Automated Testing. ThoughtWorks, Inc. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ Penchikala, Srini (2010-04-05). "Twist 2.0 Supports Behavior Driven and Collaborative Testing". InfoQ.