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Developers struggle with unreliable automated tests in CI pipelines

A user on Reddit's r/cursor community is seeking solutions for flaky automated test results in continuous integration (CI) pipelines. They describe a common scenario where tests frequently fail due to issues like broken selectors or timing problems, leading to a lack of trust in the results. This situation creates a false sense of security for leadership, who see the automated tests as functional despite their unreliability. AI

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Silly-Ad667 ·

    How is anyone solving flaky test automation in CI

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>A CI pipeline with technically full E2E coverage that means absolutely nothing because 30% of the runs fail for no real reason Selectors break, timing issues, phantom failures that pass on retry the whole thing is held together with duct tape and…