It's time to talk about testing (Go Time #83)
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May 2, 20191h 22m
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Show Notes
Is testing an art or a science? What and when should we test? What’s the point of testing and can it go too far? We explore all this and more in this jam-packed episode on testing.
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Featuring:
- Mat Ryer – GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X
- Jaana Dogan – Website, GitHub, X
- Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X
- Jon Calhoun – Website, GitHub, X
Show Notes:
- The “Golden files” concept from Mitchell Hashimoto’s great 2017 GopherCon testing talk (12:18, if time code does not work properly) — Mitchell Hashimoto at GopherCon 2017 — Advanced Testing with Go
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