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Modern Frontend Development with Node.js

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Product type Book
Published in Nov 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804618295
Pages 208 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Florian Rappl Florian Rappl
Profile icon Florian Rappl

Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface 1. Part 1: Node.js Fundamentals
2. Chapter 1: Learning about the Internals of Node.js 3. Chapter 2: Dividing Code into Modules and Packages 4. Chapter 3: Choosing a Package Manager 5. Part 2: Tooling
6. Chapter 4: Using Different Flavors of JavaScript 7. Chapter 5: Enhancing Code Quality with Linters and Formatters 8. Chapter 6: Building Web Apps with Bundlers 9. Chapter 7: Improving Reliability with Testing Tools 10. Part 3: Advanced Topics
11. Chapter 8: Publishing npm Packages 12. Chapter 9: Structuring Code in Monorepos 13. Chapter 10: Integrating Native Code with WebAssembly 14. Chapter 11: Using Alternative Runtimes 15. Index 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Considering the testing pyramid

Over the years, more and more types of software testing have been identified and added to the standard repertoire of software projects and testing professionals such as quality assurance engineers. A powerful tool to categorize and order the most common types of software testing is the testing pyramid.

The testing pyramid arranges the different types of testing by their visibility and effort. Higher layers of the pyramid require more effort but have greater visibility. Tests that are placed in the lower layers of the pyramid should be written a lot more – after all, these are the foundations of the pyramid.

An illustration of the testing pyramid is shown in Figure 7.1. The basis of the testing pyramid is formed by unit tests, which provide enough reliability to run components and integration tests on top of them later. Finally, UI tests (quite often referred to as end-to-end tests) can be run to verify that the solution works for end users...

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