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It's time to talk about testing (Go Time #83)

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Is testing an art or a science? What and when should we test? What’s the point of testing and can it go too far? We explore all this and more in this jam-packed episode on testing.

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    • Featuring:

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    • Jon Calhoun – Website, GitHub, X

    Show Notes:

    • The “Golden files” concept from Mitchell Hashimoto’s great 2017 GopherCon testing talk (12:18, if time code does not work properly) — Mitchell Hashimoto at GopherCon 2017 — Advanced Testing with Go

      • Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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