A flaky test is a test that sometimes passes and sometimes fails without any code changes. At 10% flaky rate, developers stop trusting the test suite. At 20%, they stop running it.
I've taken suites from 10% flaky to under 1%. Here's the systematic approach.
Step 1: Measure the Flake Rate
You can't fix what you don't measure. Track flakiness over time:
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