041 jsAir - Test all the things with Cypress with Brian Mann and Gleb Bahmutov

Test all the things with Cypress with Brian Mann and Gleb Bahmutov

Description:

Cypress.io is an automated testing tool that runs in the context of the browser and has some really solid features that make unit, integration, and even end to end testing much easier!

Show sponsors:

• Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video training
• Frontend Masters - Expert front-end training
• TrackJS - JavaScript Error Monitoring
• WebStorm - Smart JavaScript IDE
• Trading Technologies - Building For What's Next
• React.js Program - Master the React.js Ecosystem
• Sentry - Cross-platform crash-reporting

Links, Picks, and Tips:

Brian Mann
@be_mann

Picks

• Recent GitHub changes: Projects Tab is awesome!
• Electron

Gleb Bahmutov
@bahmutov

Links

• was-tested
• cypress-image
• multi-cypress
• Zeit ▲ now

Tips

• Crash reporting (like TrackJs / Sentry / Raygun) are really useful during e2e testing!

Picks

• Katacoda - online Docker and Kubernetes training in live containers.

Kent C. Dodds
@kentcdodds

Tips

• Don’t forget to set your audio input setting in Hangouts on Air… :(

Picks

• "Idealized Commit Logs: Code Simplification via Program Slicing" by Alan Shreve
• split-guide - A tool to help generate code for workshop repositories

About JavaScript Air:

JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Go to jsair.io/suggest to suggest topics and guests for the show. Go to jsair.io/feedback to provide feedback on this and other episodes. Also be sure to subscribe to our email newsletter at jsair.io/email and follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.