Test & Code - Python Testing & Development

46: Testing Hard To Test Applications - Anthony Shaw

September 2nd, 2018  |  42 mins 45 secs

How do you write tests for things that aren’t that easy to write tests for?

Brian & Anthony get started answering this question.

45: David Heinemeier Hansson - Software Development and Testing, TDD, and exploratory QA

August 13th, 2018  |  40 mins 32 secs

exploratory qa, software testing, tdd

An interview with DHH about his views on software testing, TDD, and exploratory testing.

44: Mentoring - Nina Zakharenko

July 21st, 2018  |  26 mins 42 secs

developer advocate, github, mentoring, microsoft, public speaking

Nina Zakharenko is a cloud developer advocate at Microsoft focusing on Python. We talk about her experience with mentoring, both being a mentor, and utilizing mentors.

Preparing for Technical Talks with Kelsey Hightower - bonus episode

July 16th, 2018  |  8 mins 30 secs

public speaking, talks, technical presentations

Kelsey Hightower answers a quick question about how he prepares for technical talks.

43: Kelsey Hightower - End to End & Integration Testing

July 5th, 2018  |  41 mins 47 secs

"You cannot compromise on integration tests." Kelsey Hightower expands on this idea to discuss real world testing of complicated systems.

42: Using Automated Tests to Help Teach Python - Trey Hunner

June 27th, 2018  |  58 mins 31 secs

This interview with Trey Hunner discusses his use of automated tests to help teach programming.

41: Testing in DevOps and Agile - Anthony Shaw

April 18th, 2018  |  44 mins 47 secs

agile, devops, pytest, testing

We talk with Anthony Shaw about some of the testing problems facing both DevOps teams, and Agile teams. We also talk about his recent pull request accepted into pytest.

40: On Podcasting - Adam Clark

April 10th, 2018  |  48 mins 47 secs

podcasting

A discussion about podcasting with Adam Clark from The Gently Mad and Irresistible Podcasting.

39: Thorough software testing for critical features

March 29th, 2018  |  18 mins 59 secs

boundary value analysis, decision tables, equivalence partitioning, parametrization, test case design

Some functionality is important enough to make sure the test behavior coverage is thorough. In this episode, we discuss 3 techniques that can be combined to quickly generate test cases. We then talk about how to implement them efficiently in pytest.

38: Prioritize software tests with RCRCRC

March 13th, 2018  |  11 mins 13 secs

heuristics, mnemonics

Use the RCRCRC mnemonic/heuristic to prioritize functionality that needs to be tested.

37: What tests to write first

March 7th, 2018  |  20 mins 55 secs

testing strategy

What tests to you write first when testing a legacy system? Or any system really?

36: Stephanie Hurlburt - Mentoring and Open Office Hours

February 12th, 2018  |  31 mins 21 secs

image compression, mentoring, open office hours, testing complex systems, twitter dms

A discussion with Stephanie Hurburt about how she mentors people new in the field through open DMs and open office hours.

35: Continuing Education and Certificate Programs at UW

January 31st, 2018  |  25 mins 18 secs

continuing education

A discussion about continuing education, specifically certificate programs, at UW and other universities, either online or in person.

34: TDD and Test First

December 31st, 2017  |  25 mins

tdd, test first, xp

Test Driven Development (TDD), how it relates to Test First, and what is Test First Development.

33: Katharine Jarmul - Testing in Data Science

November 30th, 2017  |  37 mins 14 secs

data science, fuzz testing, software testing

A discussion with Katharine Jarmul, aka kjam, about some of the challenges of data science with respect to testing.

32: David Hussman - Agile vs Agility, Dude's Law, and more

October 3rd, 2017  |  47 mins 27 secs

agile methodologies, agility, learning, tdd, testing, xp

A wonderful discussion with David Hussman. David and Brian look back at what all we've learned in XP, TDD, and other Agile methodologies, where things have gone awry, how to bring the value back, and where testing fits into all of this.