Tests: Everything You Wanted to Know (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Subject: Proper testing - the complete episode guide!

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Lately we’ve been getting a ton of questions about tests - how to write them right, how to avoid brittle tests, and how to build a test infrastructure you can actually trust. So we pulled together our top five episodes on the topic, with the key takeaways from each one.

Episode 102: Rush Hour - The complete testing guide in 60 minutes

Guest: Assaf Balzamovich

Assaf, the guy who lives and breathes TestOps, explains why tests are like bad dates - they look promising, then turn out flaky. 📌 Tip from the episode: Tests are code like any other - write them readable, maintainable, and reliable.

Episode 95: The end of duplicated mocks

Guest: Omer Morad

What’s the deal with Automock and why can it save you hours of hand-written mocks? Omer shows how to avoid tight coupling in tests and why Dependency Injection is life. 🚀 New in the episode: Using the Suites library turns tests into a well-oiled machine.

Episode 94: When tests meet reality

Guest: Matan Borenkraout

“Don’t test the implementation - test the behavior.” A winning approach that helps you avoid over-rigid tests.

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Recommendation: Matan’s guide that’s going to change your life when it comes to testing.

Episode 93: The testing world of tomorrow

Guests: Sharon Barr and Lior Froimovich

Is AI about to change how we write tests? In this episode we look ahead and understand what the future of automated testing looks like.

Episode 4: Testing fundamentals

One of the first episodes, before guests started joining us

The episode every developer should know. How do you write good tests? Where do you start? All the answers are here.

What’s your golden testing tip? How do you handle brittle tests? Give us feedback - because feedback is the foundation of every successful test 😉

Alright, enjoy the listen, Developers Outside the Box 🚀