Episode 66
66: Pre-Launch Engineering and Testing an HTTP Client
In this episode, David talks about getting ready for the launch of PushSilver Infinite, and the unexpected engineering effort needed to make the most of a marketing initiative.
June 8, 201757m 42s
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Show Notes
Adam gives an update on gracefully handling errors in the KiteTail checkout process, launching Zttp as an open-source package, and how he used Lumen to power the Zttp integration test suite.
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Links:
- PushSilver Infinite pre-launch page
- "How to Double Your Trial-to-Paid Conversion Rate with Onboarding", Rob Walling's talk at SaaSFest 2016
- Zttp on GitHub
- Lumen, the Laravel microframework
- The Lumen server behind Zttp's test suite
- "Test-Driving Webhook Failures", the live stream where Adam and David worked through the HTTP testing approach that inspired the Zttp test suite
- Craft and Commerce, the ConvertKit conference Adam is attending this month
- "Building KiteTail"
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