JS Testing I - Unit Tests in the Browser

Ben Paddock

Hello!

Software Developer @ Talis

Coming Up

What's the point?
A walk-through (get your laptops ready!)
Useful resources

Why Unit Test?

Build up an app gradually, in a guided fashion (BDD)
Fast feedback
Refactor with confidence!

What About Functional Tests?

Yes, definately write these too but...
Slower feedback
Hard to write a functional test for all scenarios (edge cases, error handling)

Let's Code!

https://github.com/BrumJS/testing.git

You will need:
- An internet connection
- NodeJS
- A web server:
  - ```
  npm install -g servedir
```
- Your text editor/IDE of choice
- Your browser of choice

Useful Tools

Some Light Reading

Test-Driven JavaScript Development: http://tddjs.com/
Testable JavaScript: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920024699.do

Thank You!

https://github.com/BrumJS/testing

Questions?

JavaScript Testing I - Unit Tests in the Browser

By Ben Paddock

JavaScript Testing I - Unit Tests in the Browser

The first in a series about JavaScript testing.

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Ben Paddock

Software Developer