It's time to talk about testing (Go Time #83)

Is testing an art or a science? What and when should we test? What’s the point of testing and can it go too far? We explore all this and more in this jam-packed episode on testing.

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Featuring:

• Mat Ryer – GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X
• Jaana Dogan – Website, GitHub, X
• Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X
• Jon Calhoun – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• The “Golden files” concept from Mitchell Hashimoto’s great 2017 GopherCon testing talk (12:18, if time code does not work properly) — Mitchell Hashimoto at GopherCon 2017 — Advanced Testing with Go

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