Episode 8: VoV 008: Getting Started with TDD on Vue.js with Nick Basile

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English - April 24, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 7: VoV 007: Testing Vue.js with Cypress with Gleb Bahmutov

Next Episode: Episode 9: VoV 009: Building Modal Component with Filipa Lacerda

Panel:

Divya Sasidharan
Chris Fritz

Special Guests: Nick Basile

In this episode of Views on Vue, the panelists discuss getting started with TDD on Vue.js with Nick Basile. Nick defines what TDD and unit tests are and how you can use them to make your code better in the long run. They also discuss when using TDD wouldn’t be helpful and the importance of trial and error when it comes to tests. Nick then gives different resources newcomers to Jest can go to so that they can learn more and discusses Vue Test Utils.

In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

What does your setup look like?
Vue.js
Jest
Have you used other tools other than Jest?
Mocha
What attracted you to Jest?
Define TDD and unit tests
What are examples of not helpful uses for TDD and unit tests?
How to know when a test is being to be too specific
Trial and error is very important when it comes to writing tests
Try to stay away from really specific tests
Asking questions when writing tests
How likely is this going to break and change over time?
Write tests as a way to self-document your own code
Write tests for your future self
Vue Test Utils
Resources for people getting into Jest
Testing Vue course
Jest documentation
What is Vue Test Utils?
Have you worked with headless browsers?
When wouldn’t you want to do TDD?
And much, much more!