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The Ultimate Guide to unit testing in JavaScript!
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A unit test should test the behavior of a unit of work.
Unit tests are isolated and independent of each other.
- Any given behaviour should be specified in one and only one test
- The execution/order of execution of one test cannot affect the others
- Repeatable
- Fast
Unit tests are isolated and independent of each other.
- Any given behaviour should be specified in one and only one test
- The execution/order of execution of one test cannot affect the others
- Repeatable
- Fast
Ultimate Guidelines Which Helped Me a Lot.
- Whenever possible, use TDD
- Structure your tests properly
- Name your tests properly
- Don't comment out tests
- Avoid logic in your tests
- Don't write unnecessary expectations
- Know your testing framework API
- Whenever possible, use TDD
- Structure your tests properly
- Name your tests properly
- Don't comment out tests
- Avoid logic in your tests
- Don't write unnecessary expectations
- Know your testing framework API
- Consider using factory functions in the tests
- Don't test multiple concerns in the same test
- Cover the general case and the edge cases
- Test the behavior, not the internal implementation
- Don't mock everything
- Create new tests for every defect
- Test simple actions
- Don't test multiple concerns in the same test
- Cover the general case and the edge cases
- Test the behavior, not the internal implementation
- Don't mock everything
- Create new tests for every defect
- Test simple actions
- Review test code first
- When applying TDD, always start by writing the simplest failing test
- When applying TDD, always make small steps in each test-first cycle
- Properly setup the actions that apply to all the tests involved
Remember
"Unit tests are code too"
- When applying TDD, always start by writing the simplest failing test
- When applying TDD, always make small steps in each test-first cycle
- Properly setup the actions that apply to all the tests involved
Remember
"Unit tests are code too"
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The Ultimate Guide to unit testing in JavaScript!
from @hashnode https://codelifefitness.hashnode.dev/the-ultimate-guide-to-unit-testing-in-javascript
The Ultimate Guide to unit testing in JavaScript!
from @hashnode https://codelifefitness.hashnode.dev/the-ultimate-guide-to-unit-testing-in-javascript
