Testing Strategy for Fast-Moving Startups

Perfect test coverage is a luxury bootstrapped startups can't afford.

What We Test

Critical Paths: Auth, payments, data sync. If these break, customers leave.

Bug Regressions: Fixed a bug? Write a test so it doesn't come back.

API Contracts: Integration tests for external APIs. They change, we need to know.

What We Don't Test

UI Changes: Front-end moves too fast. Tests break constantly. Visual regression testing is for later.

Trivial Functions: Testing a getter? Waste of time.

Everything Else: 100% coverage is a vanity metric.

The Tools

• Pytest for backend
• Jest for frontend unit tests
• Manual QA for the rest

The Trade-Off

We ship faster. Sometimes bugs slip through. We fix them fast and move on.

When revenue grows, we'll invest more in testing. For now, this works.