Test Automation in the AWS Cloud: Faster, Simpler, More Efficient with CodeBuild and CodePipeline

As a senior programmer and tech manager, I know that an effective Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) process is crucial for any development team. My last year presentation at SlonzaczQA focused on how to use AWS tools to automate testing, making our processes faster, simpler, and more efficient.

The Challenges of Local Testing

For years, testing on local hardware was the standard, but this method comes with many problems. Manually managing a test environment is time-consuming and prone to errors. For instance, storing application passwords in a local environment is a major risk. Additionally, local environments have infrastructural problems like maintenance costs and limited computing power, which prevents them from scaling.