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How do I convince my company to add tests for FE? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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We are in a very funny situation where I just spent two weeks fixing FE bugs and there are so many left. I asked to add integration tests but the answer was “no”, cause we can’t test the UI and all of that.

So the proposed solution was to be more careful, except I’m careful but testing whole website parts or the whole website is not feasible. What can I do?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

who did you ask? Write the UI Tests for your debugged components anyway. Tests are part of development, and if you cant then you write your components wrong.

[–] wccrawford 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I voted you up, but this is tough. I write tests at work when they'll help me, but nobody else maintains or creates them. Except for the tests that the boss created and insists that everyone run.

I haven't pushed terribly hard for my tests, but it's pretty obvious that I wouldn't get any traction if I did, and I'm picking my battles.

So while I agree with "write your tests anyhow", it's a lot harder than it sounds, and a lot less successful than a proper testing strategy that's embraced by the team.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

It's pointless if they get mad at me for "wasting time" writing tests and nobody maintains or write them.