E30 | A Conversation about Testing Web Apps and APIs | Diego Aguilar

In this episode I’ll be chatting all about testing web apps and APIs, with my guest Diego Aguilar, a software engineer focused on cloud development with Contentful, Javascript and AWS and other headless technologies. ******************************* Questions Asked ******************************* Tell us about your background. How did you get into headless technologies? How is the market in Mexico for headless technologies? Define code testing. Tell us about the testing process and life cycle. What are some requirements for testing? When should tests be written and who should write them? What is TDD? What's the difference between a QA and tester? What should and should not be tested in code? What kinds of test can. a developer perform? What are some common issues seen in test cases? What are some of the common issues seen in API testing? Can you give some examples of side effects in testing? How does API testing differ from Web App testing? Explain how to test a mobile app? What is Lighthouse from Google? How do you test headless CMS driven app? Tell us about testing tools. Are there tools focused on testing APIs? How do you test integration with internal systems? What is an assert? What is a test runner? Is there anything beyond test runners? What is black box testing? What is white box testing? What is the difference between positive and negative testing? What is regression testing? Any final testing tips?