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Testing

2 min read


Pop quiz: pass or fail?

I'm launching a new live course: **Idiomatic Testing in Go**. The course begins May 5. Early-bird pricing is in effect until April 28. Why Go avoids assert libraries Better alternatives to mocks Make writing tests fun! Today’s post is a taste of what we’ll cover. See pricing & reserve → Pop quiz. Does this testify assertion pass or fail? var x []int y := []int{} require.Equal(t, x, y) If you’re like me, you have no idea.

Testing

10 min read


Testify is making your Go tests worse

How your assertion library hides bugs in plain sight, and what to do instead.

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