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SE Radio 595: Llewelyn Falco on Approval Testing

Dec 19, 2023
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Llewelyn Falco
Llewelyn Falco, creator of approval tests, discusses the power of approval testing as a higher level alternative to traditional unit tests. They explore the pitfalls of code coverage and the process of approval testing. They also talk about using approval tests to improve test clarity and reduce duplication, testing non-deterministic chat bots, making code testable, and the importance of specification in software development.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
The Pitfalls of Code Coverage and the Power of Approval Testing
04:17 • 18min
3
Contrasting Unit Testing with Approval Testing and Improving Test Clarity through Conversational Approaches
22:00 • 5min
4
Testing Non-Deterministic Chat Bots, Time Stamps, and Making Code Testable
27:08 • 4min
5
Testing Hidden Code and the Need for Exposing/Test Points
30:49 • 5min
6
The Importance of Specification in Software Development
35:47 • 23min
7
Getting Started with Approval Tests
59:11 • 4min