#45 The Python Testing Column, Now a Thing Feb. 9, 2016

from Talk Python To Me· ·

What is the role, the core purpose of writing tests for your application? Should you write more unit tests and fewer integration tests, or is it actually the other way around? You may have heard of the test pyramid with unit tests building the foundation. In this episode we talk about a variation on that theme called the test column. We talk about this and more with Brian Okken on this episode of Talk Python To Me. Links from the show: Brian on Twitter: @brianokken Python Test Podcast: testpodcast.com Brian's episode with Harry Percival: pythontesting.net/podcast/harry-percival- pt009 **Harry Percival on Talk …



What is the role, the core purpose of writing tests for your application? Should you write more unit tests and fewer integration tests, or is it actually the other way around? You may have heard of the test pyramid with unit tests building the foundation. In this episode we talk about a variation on that theme called the test column. We talk about this and more with Brian Okken on this episode of Talk Python To Me.

Links from the show:

Brian on Twitter: @brianokken
Python Test Podcast: testpodcast.com
Brian's episode with Harry Percival:
pythontesting.net/podcast/harry-percival- pt009
Harry Percival on Talk Python: talkpython.fm/episodes/show/10
* eBook: Python Testing with unittest, nose, pytest:
pythontesting.net/books/python-testing- ebook
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code: amzn.to/1PYjBNX