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Is the test pyramid a dogma or a guideline? Tell me about a time you deliberately departed from it.

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They want to see that you understand the pyramid is an economic model, not a law. What matters is being able to choose a test distribution for the architecture and the risks, honestly name the cost of that choice, and verify it with metrics.

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