S11:E2 - Why all developers should understand the basics of testing (Angie Jones)

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In this episode, we’re talking about testing code with Angie Jones, Senior Developer Advocate at Applitools, and former Senior Software Engineer in Test at Twitter. Angie talks about how she got into testing, some of the testing and problems she had to solve while working at Twitter, and why all developers should understand the basics of testing.

Show Links

• Code Comments (sponsor)
• IRL (sponsor)
• Applitools
• C++
• Test automation
• Java
• Software widget
• Library
• Heuristic
• Pair programming
• Faker
• Application programming interface (API)
• Boolean expression
• Test Automation Frameworks
• Codebase
• Unit testing
• UI (User interface)
• Code review
• Test Automation University
• JavaScript
• Debugging
• React
• Ministry of Testing
• Conditional
• For loop
• Data structure
• Language-agnostic

Angie Jones

Angie Jones is a Senior Developer Advocate who specializes in test automation strategies and techniques. She shares her wealth of knowledge by speaking and teaching at software conferences all over the world, as well as and leading the online learning platform, Test Automation University. As a Master Inventor, Angie is known for her innovative and out-of-the-box thinking style which has resulted in more than 25 patented inventions in the US and China. In her spare time, Angie volunteers with Black Girls Code to teach coding workshops to young girls in an effort to attract more women and minorities to tech.