The way of the web tester : a beginner's guide to automating tests / Jonathan Rasmusson ; edited by Susannah Pfalzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rasmusson, Jonathan, author.

Contributor:

Pfalzer, Susannah, editor.

Series:

Pragmatic programmers.

The Pragmatic Programmers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Web sites--Design.

Web sites.

User interfaces (Computer systems)--Testing.

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Web sites--Testing.

Web sites--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Raleigh, North Carolina : The Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book is for everyone who needs to test the web. As a tester, you'll automate your tests. As a developer, you'll build more robust solutions. And as a team, you'll gain a vocabulary and a means to coordinate how to write and organize automated tests for the web. Follow the testing pyramid and level up your skills in user interface testing, integration testing, and unit testing. Your new skills will free you up to do other, more important things while letting the computer do the one thing it's really good at: quickly running thousands of repetitive tasks. This book shows you how to do three things: How to write really good automated tests for the web. How to pick and choose the right ones. * How to explain, coordinate, and share your efforts with others. If you're a traditional software tester who has never written an automated test before, this is the perfect book for getting started. Together, we'll go through everything you'll need to start writing your own tests. If you're a developer, but haven't thought much about testing, this book will show you how to move fast without breaking stuff. You'll test RESTful web services and legacy systems, and see how to organize your tests. And if you're a team lead, this is the Rosetta Stone you've been looking for. This book will help you bridge that testing gap between your developers and your testers by giving your team a model to discuss automated testing, and most importantly, to coordinate their efforts. The Way of the Web Tester is packed with cartoons, graphics, best practices, war stories, plenty of humor, and hands-on tutorial exercises that will get you doing the right things, the right way.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

It's Good to See You!

How to Read This Book

A Few Conventions

Fun Bits with Purpose

Online Resources

Part I-Mapping the Pyramid

1. The Testing Pyramid

It Was Beautiful

The Wheels on the Bus

Three Hard Lessons Learned

Enter the Testing Pyramid

UI Tests

Integration Tests

Unit Tests

Rules of Thumb

Who's Writing These Things

What We've Learned So Far

2. Smoking User Interface Tests

Another Botched Release

Enter the User Interface Test

How They Work

HTML Is for Asserting

CSS Is for Selecting

3. Adding UI Tests to Legacy Systems

Step 1: Confirm You're on the Right Test Page

Step 2: Figure Out Your CSS Selectors

Step 3: Make Your Assertions

4. Connecting the Dots with Integration Tests

There Is No UI

Enter the Integration Test

How the Web Works

Talking HTTP

Taking a REST

5. Integration Testing RESTful Web Services

Testing the RESTful Permit API

HTTP GET

HTTP POST

HTTP PUT

HTTP DELETE

6. Covering Our Bases with Unit Tests

Everything Is Awesome!

The Challenge with UI Tests

Enter the Unit Test

Turning It Up

7. Unit Testing in the Browser with JavaScript

Magic in the Browser

JavaScript and the Pyramid

Bug Hunt

Step 1: Scan the HTML

Step 2: Check the JavaScript

Step 3: Write the Tests

Static vs. Dynamic Typing

Open Mic

8. Climbing the Pyramid

The Pyramid in Action

Start with the Unit Tests

Step Up to the Integration Tests

Reach for the UI Tests

The Inverted Pyramid

How to Deal with Flaky Tests

What We've Learned So Far.

Part II-Exploring the Pyramid

9. Programming 101

The Mechanics of Programming

The Importance of Style

Naming

Spacing

Dealing with Duplication

Playing the Game

Step 1: Fix the Spacing

Step 2: Choose Good Names

Step 3: Tackle Duplication in the Class

Step 4: Remove Duplication in the Test

10. Organizing Tests: Bringing Method to the Madness

The Land of Confusion

The Beauty of Isolation

The Clarity of Context

Intruder Alert

11. Effective Mocking

Listen to the Music

Enter the Mock

Step 1: Prepare the Mock

Step 2: Set Expectations

The Shackles of Coupling

The Swamp of Mocking

Ports and Adapters

12. Writing Tests First

Where to Begin

What Is Test-Driven Development (TDD)?

Step 1: Write a Failing Test

Step 2: Make the Test Pass

Step 3: Refactor

Advantages of Working This Way

Seeing It in Action

Cycle, Rinse, Repeat

Final Words

A1. CSS Cheat Sheet

A2. Google Chrome Developer Tools

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Place of publication from publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 14, 2018).

ISBN:

9781680505146

1680505149

9781680502251

1680502255

9781680505153

1680505157

9781680501834

1680501836

OCLC:

961944581