The Fresh Jest of Bel-Air

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Jest claims to be the most widely used JS testing framework at 4 million weekly downloads and won highest satisfaction in State of JavaScript 2018. The session shows concrete code: a Bel‑Air Academy mock API, implementing expect.extend for custom matchers (toBeParent, toHaveFullName, toHaveGPA), asymmetric matchers for partial object checks, and a reusable custom snapshot matcher that calls toMatchSnapshot with property matchers. Live examples compile into clearer assertions and more informative failure messages.

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