Tom Dalling https://www.tomdalling.com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Web & software developer en Tom Dalling's fingertips daily 1 Monologue On End-To-End Testing https://www.tomdalling.com/blog/monologue-on-end-to-end-testing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss I wanted to write down some of my thoughts on end-to-end testing, mainly to help clarify my own thinking.

]]> Mon, 31 May 2021 00:00:00 -0000 com.tomdalling.blog.monologue-on-end-to-end-testing Write Detailed RSpec Example Descriptions https://www.tomdalling.com/blog/write-detailed-rspec-example-descriptions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Rule Of Thumb

RSpec examples should have enough detail in the descriptions to rewrite them from scratch.

]]> Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 -0000 com.tomdalling.blog.write-detailed-rspec-example-descriptions Start With High-Level Tests https://www.tomdalling.com/blog/start-with-high-level-tests/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Rule Of Thumb

Start with high-level tests, and step down to lower levels when the implementation is stable.

]]> Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 -0000 com.tomdalling.blog.start-with-high-level-tests The Tip Of The Inputberg https://www.tomdalling.com/blog/the-tip-of-the-inputberg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Why did Apple not test what happens when a user supplies “True” as their last name? Is it incompetence?

I don’t think so. I think the explanation is simpler: it’s not feasible. It’s highly impractical, if not computationally impossible, to test every input.

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