37: Chris Hartjes - Getting Started with Testing

In this episode, Adam talks to the Grumpy Programmer himself about getting started with testing PHP applications.

Show Notes

Topics include:

• Recommended testing tools
• PHPUnit vs. phpspec
• Mockery vs. Prophecy
• The benefits of defensive programming
• How to convince your manager to let you write tests

This episode is brought to you by Laracasts.

Links:

• Minimum Viable Tests, Chris' new book
• Grumpy Learning, Chris' personal website
• PHPUnit testing framework
• phpspec testing framework
• Mockery test double library
• Prophecy test double library
• Patchwork monkey patching library
• Development Hell, Chris and Ed Finkler's podcast
• Sponsored by Laracasts

What is Full Stack Radio?

A podcast for developers interested in building great software products. Every episode, Adam Wathan is joined by a guest to talk about everything from product design and user experience to unit testing and system administration.