#016: Tips on integration testing

📚 ABOUT THE EPISODE

Welcome to the 16th episode! We continue our step-down and share with you our understanding of integration tests and best practices we've learned when implementing them. In the IT world full of APIs, SaaS and databases, checking how your code collaborate with third parties is a must have.

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📑 TOPICS COVERED

👉 Learn about our opinions on integration testing
👉 What NodeJS community is doing wrong in integration tests
👉 Get useful hints from people who implement integration tests on a daily basis
👉 Learn about the pros of having your code collaboration tested
👉 Learn when to favour integration testing over E2E or unit testing

⌚ TIMELINE

00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:56 - What is our definition of integration testing?
00:06:50 - Why do we need integration tests?
00:14:06 - When do we favour integration tests over E2E tests? 
00:21:37 - What tools we use for integration testing in Node? 
00:25:44 - How to make your integration tests robust and solid stable?
00:29:15 - Wrap up

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