The (Dis)Love of Web Testing

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Frontend developers face confusion and friction when adding web tests: choices include Enzyme, React Testing Library, end-to-end tests, snapshots and mocks, and tests can feel slow, brittle or require constant maintenance. The talk examines that testing workflow critically and offers context-driven guidance for implementing tests so they become helpful rather than a hindrance, rather than following one-size-fits-all recipes.

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1. 0:00Web testing intro
2. 2:52Tests as passion
3. 5:00Purpose and expectations
4. 8:34Modern testing challenges
5. 13:11Adapting tests for changes
6. 20:53Manual testing in 2022
7. 24:22Property-based testing surprises
8. 30:04Test strategy: pyramid or other
9. 35:20Daily testing relationship
10. 36:51Q&A

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