Cypress with Jordan Powell on Web Rush #208

Jordan Powell stops by to talk about Cypress and testing, how Cypress makes it easier for developers to test, what the various kinds of testing are, and what people need to understand about component testing.

Direct link to the episode.

const podcast = { 
  episode: 208,
  title: 'Cypress',
  topics: [ 
    'testing', 'components', 'unit tests'
  ],
  guest: 'Jordan Powell'
  hosts: [
    'Craig Shoemaker', 'John Papa', 'Ward Bell'
  ]
};

Recording date: 10/13/2022

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Jordan Powell @JordanPowell88

Brought to you by

• AG Grid

• IdeaBlade

Resources:

• Jordan Powell’s website
• Cypress 10
• Cypress Run tests in WebKit
• Cypress on Ep 3 of Web Rush
• TestCafe from DevExpress
• Playwright Testing
• Cleveland Midges
• Cypress web site
• Selenium vs Cypress
• End to End vs Unit Testing
• What is a unit test?
• What is an integration test?
• What is End to End Testing?
• The Practical Testing Pyramid, by Martin Fowler
• 42, Jackie Robinson
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe and 42
• Dave Farley’s YouTube Channel
• Dave Farley’s “Don’t Do E2E Testing!”

Timejumps

• 01:27 Guest introduction
• 04:04 Would testing have helped with the Yankees?
• 07:31 Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 08:33 How does Cypress make it easy for developers to test?
• 12:46 Do you use Cypress for unit tests?
• 19:10 What are the various kinds of testing?
• 27:08 What does Cypress do to make testing less painful?
• 29:21 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
• 30:11 What do people need to know about component testing?

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.