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Matheus Richard
May 27, 2021
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3 Steps Every Test Should Take
About me Matheus Richard
This is a ⚡lightning talk⚡, so I’m gonna go FAST
💨
🧪 Tests
😄 Tests are good! They make us more productive. Right?
❌ WRONG!
✔Good tests are good
🐢 Poorly written tests slow us down!
Developer happiness-meter: 🙁 🐌 Slow tests
Developer happiness-meter: 😞 🤔 Confusing tests 🐌 Slow tests
Flaky tests Developer happiness-meter: 😠 🤔 Confusing tests 🐌
Slow tests
Flaky tests Developer happiness-meter: 🤬 🤔 Confusing tests 📦
Brittle tests 🐌 Slow tests
🐌 Slow tests Flaky tests 📦 Brittle tests 🤔
Confusing tests
Good tests tell a story
The story has 4 acts
📝 1. Setup
📝 1. Setup Create objects Define function inputs
📝 1. Setup 🏋 2. Exercise
📝 1. Setup 🏋 2. Exercise Calling methods Saving objects
to DB
📝 1. Setup 🏋 2. Exercise 3. Verify
📝 1. Setup 🏋 2. Exercise 3. Verify Check
if the output is the expected
📝 1. Setup 3. Verify 🏋 2. Exercise 💥
4. Teardown
📝 1. Setup 3. Verify 🏋 2. Exercise 💥
4. Teardown Undo changes Release memory Restore DB
📝 1. Setup 🏋 2. Exercise 3. Verify 💥
4. Teardown You’re welcome!
📝 1. Setup 3. Verify 🏋 2. Exercise
📝 1. Arrange 3. Assert 🏋 2. Act aka
📝 1. Given 3. Then 🏋 2. When aka
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🤨 Why is this good?
Consistency
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E X E R C I S E
Tests are self-contained. No mystery guests here
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1. Verify Developer confusion-meter: 🤔❓
1. Verify 2. Exercise + Setup Developer confusion-meter: 🥴⁉
1. Verify 2. Exercise + Setup? 3. Verify Developer confusion-meter:
😵
Developer confusion-meter: 😵
Developer happiness-meter: 🥰
SPACE IS IMPORTANT Developer happiness-meter: 🥰
Developer happiness-meter: 😐
Developer happiness-meter: 🥰
Good tests have 4 3 steps
📝 1. Setup
📝 1. Setup 🏋 2. Exercise
📝 1. Setup 3. Verify 🏋 2. Exercise
We need not only tests, but good tests!
We want good code and tests are code too!
That’s it Feel free to ask any question