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What Does Version Control Mean?
Version control is a system that records changes to files over time, allowing teams to track history, collaborate safely, and revert to previous states when needed. It is a foundational tool in modern software development, ensuring every update, addition, or deletion is traceable and recoverable.
Why Version Control Matters
Version control enables transparency, collaboration, and stability across engineering workflows. In testing and DevOps practices, it helps teams:
- Maintain a single source of truth for code, configurations, and tests.
- Review, audit, and roll back changes when issues arise.
- Collaborate efficiently without overwriting others’ work.
- Ensure consistent configurations across environments.
- Support GitOps workflows by automating deployments and test executions based on commits.
By embedding testing assets within version control systems, organizations ensure that quality assurance evolves alongside application code.
How Version Control Works with Testkube
- Git-Driven Test Management: Testkube stores and synchronizes test definitions, executors, and workflows directly from Git repositories.
- Change Tracking: Every modification to test configurations is versioned, ensuring transparency and traceability.
- GitOps Integration: Testkube aligns with GitOps principles—automating test updates and executions when changes are pushed to version-controlled repositories.
- Collaborative Review: Teams can review and approve test changes through pull requests or merge reviews.
- Consistency Across Environments: Version-controlled test definitions ensure the same tests run reliably across dev, staging, and production clusters.