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19	19	### Asynchronous Testing
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21		-A simple test-driven workflow is to write new code, executing local tests, waiting for them to finish if they pass going on, is a workflow that works well when the test take a few seconds only. This has the disadvantage that you only check your code changes for correctness against just a few very fast tests.
	21	+**Synchronous Testing**
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23		-Instead of waiting for your tests to finish locally, you should have a DevOps infrastructure which triggers a CI pipeline when pushing the code executing all tests. Doing that enables you to directly go on working without the need to wait minutes for the tests to finish. In case the CI piepline fails, you should get a notification to fix the CI pipeline immediately. This enables quite comprehensive testing, even having the same testing jobs running in parallel, even long taking ones.
	23	+A simple TDD workflow is to write new code, run tests locally, wait for them to finish, and if they pass, move on. To avoid long wait times, you run only a few very fast tests. This is fine when you are working on isolated code which is checked by unit tests, but as soon as integration of the new code with the old code comes into play, it becomes a problem. Now, You have two bad choices: either you run only a few fast tests and do not use the full power of your test suite, possibly missing bugs that would be easier to fix if they were caught earlier, or you run all the tests locally and are unproductive for a long time while waiting for them to finish. This problem can be solved with asynchronous testing.
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	25	+**Asynchronous Testing**
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	27	+when pushing code to the code repository there should be DevOps infrastructure that triggers a CI pipeline executing all tests. Doing that enables you to get your code comprehensively tested while you can directly go on working without the need to wait. If the CI pipeline succeeds, the test suite proofed your code to be fine. If the CI pipeline fails, you should get a notification like an SMS or Email which triggers a ringing tone, so that you abort your current work immediately to fix the problem. Push the fix again and continue working without waiting for any tests to finish.
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	29	+It is not unusual that many CI pipelines run at the same time for the same developer. Although this may pose an advanced DevOps infrastructure it is often worth the investment. Or you simply use cloud providers automatically taking care of that in the background.