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Use Testing to Develop Better Software Faster

Use Testing to Develop Better Software Faster

Testing doesn't always get the attention it deserves in software development. Many developers claim to be bad at it, or are just not that interested. (These may or may not be related.)

As developers, our job is to deliver working software. With the shift to CI/CD and the move to the cloud, the need to have the right feedback at the right time only increases. There are many ways that testing can help us with that. Not only can testing help us verify our solution and prevent us from breaking things, it can also help us design our software, find flaws in our architecture and come up with better solutions. In this talk I will highlight some of the many ways that testing can help you to develop better software faster.

Marit van Dijk

July 19, 2022
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  1. @MaritvanDijk77

    github.com/mlvandijk

    medium.com/@mlvandijk
    Use Testing to
    Develop Better
    Software Faster
    JBCN Barcelona - July 19th, 2022

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  2. Some tests…
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  5. Build quality in
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  6. https://danashby.co.uk/2016/10/19/continuous-testing-in-devops/ @MaritvanDijk77

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  7. https://janetgregory.ca/testing-from-a-holistic-point-of-view/


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  9. The right
    feedback
    at the
    right time
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  10. Ask questions
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  13. https://elizabethzagroba.com/posts/2019/2019-01-25_have-i-tried-enough-weird-stuff/
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  15. https://github.com/minimaxir/big-list-of-naughty-strings
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  16. https://twitter.com/sempf/status/514473420277694465?s=20&t=ZDqpc0arpJZeUBL6M1J3jg


    https://www.sempf.net/post/On-Testing1
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  17. How are we going to test this?
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  18. Test pyramid
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    https://martinfowler.com/bliki/TestPyramid.html

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  20. Build testability in
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  21. Use the right tools
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  22. Use tools as intended
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  24. Use them as intended
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  25. Tests should increase confidence
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  27. Tests should be reliable
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  30. Run your tests
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  31. Run your tests
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  32. Never


    trust a test


    you haven’t
    seen fail
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  34. A failing test should tell you
    exactly what’s wrong quickly
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  35. @MaritvanDijk77
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    @KevlinHenney


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  36. Each test should test one thing
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  37. Use
    meaningful,
    descriptive
    names
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    Readability of your tests

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  41. TL; DR: Test your code!
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    https://www.redbubble.com/people/hogfish (Trish Khoo @hogfish)

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  42. @MaritvanDijk77

    github.com/mlvandijk

    medium.com/@mlvandijk
    Use Testing to
    Develop Better
    Software Faster
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