Software engineers that move into leadership roles have a struggle between learning leadership skills, maintaining technical skills, and learning new leadership and technical skills. Matt Makai went from individual contributor to developer relations to leadership in devrel. We discuss how to stay technical, as well as dive into some results of his studies in how companies use developer relationship channels.  Learn pytestpytest is the number one test framework for Python.Learn the basics super fast with Hello, pytest!Then later you can become a pytest expert with The Complete pytest CourseBoth courses are at courses.pythontest.com

The podcast discusses the recent changes in the Python for VS Code interface for testing, with a focus on pytest. The speakers talk about the background and improvements in testing support, the integration of Python testing in VS Code, the rollout process for new features, bug fixes and user feedback, and how to stay updated on Python testing in VS Code. They emphasize the importance of relying on issue reports and user feedback to ensure the extension is working as intended.

If a test fails in a test suite, I'm going to want to re-run the test. I may even want to re-run a test, or a subset of the suite, a bunch of times.  There are a few pytest plugins that help with this:pytest-repeatpytest-rerunfailurespytest-flakefinderpytest-instafailWe talk about each of these in this episode.  Learn pytestpytest is the number one test framework for Python.Learn the basics super fast with Hello, pytest!Then later you can become a pytest expert with The Complete pytest CourseBoth courses are at courses.pythontest.com

Kent Beck, author of 'Test Driven Development by Example', discusses Canon TDD. They explore adapting TDD to individual needs and the importance of creating test lists for expected behaviors. The conversation delves into test list conversion, managing new tests, and the significance of refactoring in the testing process.

This podcast discusses the challenges of test dependencies and provides strategies for debugging and resolving them. It explores the benefits of pytest plugins like 'pytest-randomly' and 'pytest-reverse', which can randomize and reverse test order. Using plugins to remove test dependencies improves efficiency and isolates fixtures. The podcast also covers the process of debugging tests and highlights the importance of reproducible test failures for enhancing project efficiency.

The podcast explores the necessity of the refactor step in Test Driven Development, including when to refactor and whether tests should be included. They discuss adding a 'done' feature to a command line application, the process of refactoring while writing tests, and the importance of writing first drafts and committing code frequently.

The podcast discusses testing argparse applications, including designing for testability, using pytest and capsys for testing stdout, debugging and preview flags, and reverting to subprocess.run if unable to modify code under test. They also cover logging and print statements, testing with command line arguments and 'slex' function, and adding new requirements and testing techniques.

Why on earth would you want to write a test with no assert statements?After all, aren't assert statements how you decide wether a test passes or fails?In this episode, we walk through a handful of useful examples of test code without asserts.We also talk about how these types of tests are a great way to dip your toe into testing.  Learn pytestpytest is the number one test framework for Python.Learn the basics super fast with Hello, pytest!Then later you can become a pytest expert with The Complete pytest CourseBoth courses are at courses.pythontest.com

New course: "The Complete pytest Course"pytest-repeat, which I'm starting to contribute toGive `--repeat-scope` a try. You can use it to change from repeating every test to repeating the session, module, or class.pytest-flakefinder, which is an alternative to pytest-repeatpytest-check is completely unrelated, but mentioned in the show  Learn pytestpytest is the number one test framework for Python.Learn the basics super fast with Hello, pytest!Then later you can become a pytest expert with The Complete pytest CourseBoth courses are at courses.pythontest.com

TDD (Test Driven Development) started from Test First Programming, and has been around at least since the 90's. However, software tools and available CI systems have changed quite a bit since then. Maybe it's time to re-examine the assumptions, practices, processes, and principles of TDD.  At least in the context of my software engineering career, modifications to TDD, at least the version of TDD as it's frequently taught, have been necessary. This is the start of a series focused on examining TDD and related lightweight practices and processes.Links from the show:From XPTest FirstUnit TestsAcceptance TestsTest-Driven Development (wikipedia)  Learn pytestpytest is the number one test framework for Python.Learn the basics super fast with Hello, pytest!Then later you can become a pytest expert with The Complete pytest CourseBoth courses are at courses.pythontest.com