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

Headless { Creator Podcast }

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.

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Questions Asked

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• 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?