Test and Code: 177: Unit Test vs Integration Test and The Testing Trophy

A recent Twitter thread by Simon Willison reminded me that I've been meaning to do an episode on the testing trophy.
This discussion is about the distinction between unit and integration tests, what those terms mean, and where we should spend our testing time.

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Links:

• Simon Willison's Twitter Thread
• The Testing Trophy and Testing Classifications — Kent C Dodds
• Write tests. Not too many. Mostly integration. — Kent C Dodds
• On the Diverse And Fantastical Shapes of Testing — Martin Fowler

<p>A recent Twitter thread by Simon Willison reminded me that I&#39;ve been meaning to do an episode on the testing trophy.<br> This discussion is about the distinction between unit and integration tests, what those terms mean, and where we should spend our testing time.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a href="https://ift.tt/3fdfVrU" rel="nofollow">Rollbar</a>: <a href="https://ift.tt/3fdfVrU" rel="nofollow">Rollbar enables developers to proactively discover and resolve issues in their code, so they can work on continuous code improvement throughout the software development lifecycle. Learn more at [Rollbar.com](https://ift.tt/3fdfVrU ) </a></li><li><a href="https://ift.tt/2JDHRTz" rel="nofollow">PyCharm Professional</a>: <a href="https://ift.tt/2JDHRTz" rel="nofollow">Try PyCharm Pro for 4 months and learn how PyCharm will save you time.</a> Promo Code: TESTANDCODE22</li></ul><p><a href="https://ift.tt/2tzXV5e" rel="payment">Support Test & Code in Python</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/simonw/status/1485700771031117824" title="Simon Willison's Twitter Thread" rel="nofollow">Simon Willison's Twitter Thread</a></li><li><a href="https://ift.tt/2Ro1IQC" title="The Testing Trophy and Testing Classifications" rel="nofollow">The Testing Trophy and Testing Classifications</a> &mdash; Kent C Dodds</li><li><a href="https://ift.tt/2T5Zwg4" title="Write tests. Not too many. Mostly integration." rel="nofollow">Write tests. Not too many. Mostly integration.</a> &mdash; Kent C Dodds</li><li><a href="https://ift.tt/2S3haSt" title="On the Diverse And Fantastical Shapes of Testing" rel="nofollow">On the Diverse And Fantastical Shapes of Testing</a> &mdash; Martin Fowler</li></ul>

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