Hasty Treat - The Future of Testing with Cypress

Hasty Treat - The Future of Testing with Cypress

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the future of testing with Cypress — what it is, how to use it, and more! Deque - Sponsor Deque’s free axe browser extension helps developers instantly catch 50% of accessibility bugs while they code. It’s lightweight, easy-to-use, and has zero false positives. Get started for free at deque.com/axe. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:55 - What Is Cypress? A visual testing studio that uses a jQuery-like syntax to test your application in browser. Very modern testing solution. 07:36 - Used to be only Chrome Now available for Safari, Firefox, Edge, etc. ??? - What frameworks is it for? Literally anything that runs on a URL in the browser. Cypress just looks at a URL, executes the commands and then checks the results. Can also run on ci/cd via a headless mode. React component testing is experimental. 10:58 - Automation Cypress studio new feature that writes tests for you. 12:37 - Data Intercept + Fixtures or through plugins 15:01 - Cost? It’s free! There is a paid product called Cypress Dashboard that allows you to record tests long-term. Links Cypress bos.af Jest Better Touch Tool Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

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