37: Chris Hartjes - Getting Started with Testing

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