Testing Without Dogma: An Agnostic Edition

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Explains automated testing dogmas and questions common assumptions by starting from production-tested axioms and reasoning through various testing techniques. Covers when and why to apply specific approaches, and when it’s safe to break the usual testing rules.

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1. 0:00Welcome
2. 0:29Introduction to testing
3. 6:14Key concepts
4. 11:55Agnostic testing
5. 16:11Test data setup
6. 23:57Mocks and libraries
7. 27:10Hooks problems
8. 31:45Refactoring and encapsulation
9. 34:13Clear assertions
10. 37:53State testing
11. 41:51Beyond code testing
12. 43:01Test bugs first
13. 44:27Q&A

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