Software Should be Free

The importance of fully automated outside-in tests

April 5, 2024·49 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

A follow up to my blog post on test automation - with an angle that I think is missing in so much of the software industry - outside in fully automated tests from the perspective of the user is THE most important thing - plus don't let your tests see your internals, not even for setup and teardown. (01:53) - automated tests blog (05:20) - axiom 1 - user perspective (07:50) - axiom 2 - the 99th feature (21:00) - you are the expert (27:40) - no internals knowledge (41:00) - don't flex the rules (46:00) - but how to set up state?

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