Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eduardo Maltez is a Software Engineer at Clear Measure. He has extensive experience in .NET, including Blazor, SignalR, Azure Service Bus, SQL Server, and all kinds of automated testing. Earlier in his career, he apprenticed under Jeffrey Palermo and is currently building automated full-system tests for a large and complex software ecosystem at one of his clients.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Topics of Discussion:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[3:09] How Eduardo got into programming and the steps he took to make it a full-time career.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[8:04] How Eduardo makes the decision in his head when he needs to use Selenium vs. other tests.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[10:52] Eduardo talks about ShoWorks and the technology components behind it.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[16:27] What does it mean when a test is brittle, and what do you do to make tests that are not brittle?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[18:41] When a test is brittle, it means you can’t really rely on that test. Brittle tests are unreliable tests, in the end.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[23:36] How do you know when to stop a unit test?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[25:44] What are Educardo’s go-to methods for finding the right DOM element?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[33:26] When it comes to rough edges around Selenium itself, it’s not necessarily something that doesn’t work, but it’s something that definitely always causes just a sudden road bump in the test cycle.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Mentioned in this Episode:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://architecttips.clearmeasure.com/"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Architect Tips</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">— New video podcast!</span></p> <p><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-ca/services/devops/?&OCID=AID736756_SEM_7eul5uID"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Azure DevOps</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.clear-measure.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Measure</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(Sponsor)</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/NET-DevOps-Azure-Developers-Architecture/dp/1484253426"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer’s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way,</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Jeffrey Palermo</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">— Available on Amazon!</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ROXy08zc-qTA0-3GAQDLw"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Jeffrey Palermo’s YouTube</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/jeffreypalermo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">— Follow to stay informed about future events!</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.palermo.network/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Programming with Palermo</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">programming@palermo.net</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">work</span></p> <p><a href="https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/platform/customers/showorks"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> ShoWorks</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.selenium.dev/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Selenium</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/docs/api/dotnet/html/T_OpenQA_Selenium_Support_UI_WebDriverWait.htm"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">WebDriver Wait Class</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Want to Learn More?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href="http://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">AzureDevOps.Show</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for show notes and additional episodes.</span></p>