February Meetup: Jesse Sanders on E2E Testing w/ Cypress.io
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Welcome to the February Meetup!
Apologies for the late announcement, but our friend from Colorado, Jesse Sanders of Briebug, is flying out to join us once again to tell us how he was "so done with E2E testing... until now."
Jesse's Description of the Talk:
Testing applications from end to end (E2E) has always been a difficult proposition. From the days of Selenium to Webdriver, and now Protractor written specifically for Angular, this type of testing has taken far too much time and has been largely unproductive. The tests take too long to run and fail intermittently for no apparent reason at all. It's difficult to test features of an application without spending lots of time setting up "magic data" scenarios so we can verify that each aspect our application works as expected. This arduous process leads many developers to frustration and eventually resigning to using E2E testing for simple smoke tests.
No More!
Introducing Cypress.io, a new way of doing E2E tests that makes life incredibly simple and easy to manage. Cypress allows developers to focus on what's important and get the results we want without having to jump through a million hoops. We will be exploring what Cypress.io has to offer, how to set it up, and how it will change how you look at E2E tests.
Hope to see you there!
# Agenda:
6:30 - 7:00 Arrive, eat, drink & socialize
7:00 - 7:10 Announcements
7:10 - 8:15 Main Presentation: "I'm so done with E2E testing... until now" - Jesse Sanders
8:15 - 8:30 Giveaways & Wrap-up
## Parking info:
NOTE A CHANGE HERE!
Now we park in the lot behind Firestone, on the West / Northwest corner of 9th St and Jackson (kitty corner from the old lot next to Virtuwell, which is turning into a hotel rapidly!). The spots available to Virtuwell and its visitors (us) are marked by pretty obvious signs in that lot, and while they say 6am-6pm I have the assurances of staff that they are free for our attendees to use.
Otherwise, the Jackson Street garage is also fair game, though it is not free, and you can sometimes find street parking in the area.
## Under 21?
You are clearly a wunderkind if you’re coming to an Angular Meetup. But please help us keep these meetings safe and “up to code.”
Steer clear of any alcohol. We appreciate you doing your part. We want to keep having these, so please don’t get us shut down.
• What to bring
An appetite for food, drink and showcasing your best self in conversation, as well as your thoughtful questions for our speaker!