EPHEMERAL TESTING

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Ephemeral testing is when you test a base application layer by building on top of it. The original work is not assessed - the software built on top of it is. It is a form of integration testing, except the software on top is thrown away when the test is complete. Instead of building the core while trying to anticipate what might be needed at the other layers, you just simulate the other layers by building them.