The Death of Traditional Testing: Agentic Development Broke a 50-Year-Old Field, JiTTesting Can Revive It

📰 Engineering at Meta

Agentic development has disrupted traditional testing, but Just-in-Time Testing (JiTTesting) can revive it

intermediate Published 11 Feb 2026

Action Steps

Understand the impact of agentic development on traditional testing frameworks
Explore Just-in-Time Testing (JiTTesting) as a potential solution
Implement JiTTesting in your development workflow to catch bugs quickly
Monitor and adjust your testing strategy to optimize results

Who Needs to Know This

Software engineers and DevOps teams benefit from JiTTesting as it enables faster testing to keep up with rapid development cycles, while product managers and QA teams can ensure higher quality products

Key Insight

💡 Just-in-Time Testing can help keep up with rapid development cycles