Mystery Maker's Monday, Testing, and GraphQL

They say if it's not broken, don't fix it. So why are we running tests on tests on tests that aren't business-critical? There's an art to testing beyond just striving to get 100% coverage. In fact, over-testing can actually hamper your progress more than help it. Meanwhile, Chuck's wondering why it's not possible to have a union of enums in GraphQL.

In this episode, Chuck and Robbie discuss some tech frustrations, lessons for the React community, why Ship Shape implemented spam traps, and a whatnot on all things alcohol, sports, Friends, and Robbie's (seemingly endless) truck saga. 

Key Takeaways

• [01:50] - A lengthy whiskey review. 
• [22:53] - Why getting carried away with tests becomes your downfall. 
• [34:50] - Why Chuck thinks these tests in the React community are useless. 
• [38:16] - Chuck's GraphQL confusion. 
• [40:49] - A browser bug Chuck noticed. 
• [44:09] - Robbie's non-sponsored plug.
• [44:50] - A sports-themed whatnot and an update on Robbie's truck saga. 

Quotes

[26:52] - "There are things that warrant tests and things that don't and there are good best practices for writing them." ~ @rwwagner90 [https://twitter.com/rwwagner90]

[33:44] - "Sometimes people will just chase the goal of as close to 100% coverage as possible and then you end up with a bunch of egregious tests along the way." ~ @CharlesWthe3rd [https://twitter.com/CharlesWthe3rd]

[34:00] - "You need to test what's business-critical. You can do the other tests if you have the time. But there were a lot of tests that really didn't even check anything. And it's kind of arbitrary — you got that coverage, but you weren't doing anything." ~ @rwwagner90 [https://twitter.com/rwwagner90]

[36:32] - "Cypress is a great example of having integration testing in context where you can get visual progression testing too so [you] have some understanding there." ~ @CharlesWthe3rd [https://twitter.com/CharlesWthe3rd]

Links

• Maker's Mark No. 46 [https://www.makersmark.com/makers-mark-46]
• Maker's Mark Cask Strength [https://www.makersmark.com/makers-mark-cask-strength]
• Maker's Mark Private Selection [https://www.makersmark.com/makers-mark-private-selection]
• Woodford Reserve [https://www.woodfordreserve.com/]
• Jack Rose Dining Saloon [http://jackrosediningsaloon.com/]
• The FRIENDS Experience  [https://www.friendstheexperience.com/]
• Mocha [https://mochajs.org/]
• Jest [https://jestjs.io/]
• Ember.js [https://emberjs.com/]
• Slack [http://slack.com]
• reCAPTCHA [https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/]
• React [https://reactjs.org/]
• Cypress  [https://www.cypress.io/]
• Facebook [http://facebook.com]
• Vite [https://vitejs.dev/] 
• GraphQL [https://graphql.org/]
• Chuck on Twitter [https://twitter.com/CharlesWthe3rd]
• Elon Musk [https://twitter.com/elonmusk]
• Starlink [https://www.starlink.com/]
• Netlify  [https://www.netlify.com/]
• Middesk [https://www.middesk.com/agent]
• QuickBooks [https://quickbooks.intuit.com/]
• Walkabout Mini Golf on Oculus Quest [https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2462678267173943/]
• Holey Moley [https://abc.com/shows/holey-moley]
• Steph Curry [https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30] 
• Topgolf [https://topgolf.com/us/]
• Rivian [https://rivian.com/]