Did you know that a Mock is only one type of a test double? Most of us use the word "mock" to mean any kind…
Continue reading → The Five Types of Test Doubles & How to Create Them in PHPUnit
Since it's been so long since I updated here, here's a quick run-down of what's been going on: My family was blessed with our third…
We're over halfway through the month of October, which means #Hacktoberfest is halfway done! Did you get your 4 PRs yet? This past week, I…
I get asked a lot how we can tell if our unit tests are actually any good. When doing test code review, there's a lot…
Continue reading → How Do I Know If My Unit Tests Are High Quality?
The first week of #Hacktoberfest is done! How'd you do? You just need to get one this week if you want to space out your…
For the third year in a row, Hacktoberfest is back! Hacktoberfest is a celebration of open source software encouraging everyone to contribute. The exciting part is…
There are a lot of methods for measuring the quality of a codebase, but if you're not running these tools locally, it's much harder to make…
Continue reading → Code Quality Enforcement via Git Pre-Commit Hook
A few months ago, I started working on some behavior tests for a javascript heavy website. I chose to write the tests in Behat, and…
Continue reading → How to use Behat and Phantom JS on Circle CI or Travis CI
If your open source project (PHP) needs more or improved unit or behavior tests, please let me know - I love helping out! — Jessica…
