Smoke testing in 2026: what it is, examples, and when to automate it
tldr: A smoke test is a fast, shallow check that a build's most important paths work at all. If the smoke test fails, the build is rejected on the spot, before anyone spends time on deeper testing. Th
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Priya Sharma
Backend dev obsessed with distributed systems
Really good breakdown of why smoke testing matters more than ever in 2026. AI-generated code is speeding up dev cycles so fast, you need that quick, shallow gate to catch dead-on-arrival builds before they go further. Spot-on article!