66: Pre-Launch Engineering and Testing an HTTP Client

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Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2017 23:45:00 +0000

<p>Adam gives an update on gracefully handling errors in the KiteTail checkout process, launching Zttp as an open-source package, and how he used Lumen to power the Zttp integration test suite.</p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://rollbar.com/fullstackradio">Rollbar</a>, sign up at https://rollbar.com/fullstackradio to try their Bootstrap Plan free for 90 days</li> <li> <a href="https://www.hired.com/fullstackradio">Hired</a>, sign up at https://www.hired.com/fullstackradio to double your signing bonus to $2000 if you get a job through Hired</li> </ul><p>Links:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://pushsilver.com/infinite">PushSilver Infinite</a> pre-launch page</li> <li> <a href="http://blog.profitwell.com/double-your-trial-to-paid-conversion-rate-with-onboarding">"How to Double Your Trial-to-Paid Conversion Rate with Onboarding"</a>, Rob Walling's talk at SaaSFest 2016</li> <li> <a href="https://github.com/kitetail/zttp">Zttp</a> on GitHub</li> <li> <a href="https://lumen.laravel.com/">Lumen</a>, the Laravel microframework</li> <li>The <a href="https://github.com/kitetail/zttp/blob/master/tests/server/public/index.php">Lumen server</a> behind Zttp's test suite</li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaTUS8acrbc">"Test-Driving Webhook Failures"</a>, the live stream where Adam and David worked through the HTTP testing approach that inspired the Zttp test suite</li> <li> <a href="https://convertkit.com/conference/">Craft and Commerce</a>, the ConvertKit conference Adam is attending this month</li> <li><a href="https://building.kitetail.co/">"Building KiteTail"</a></li> </ul>