Angular Unit Testing...
I'm at a point in my project where I want to introduce unit tests.
I'm familiar with unit testing in Java and Python, but I am having trouble grasping the concept of testing from within the UI code stack.
Can you suggest a helpful site or tutorial that explains the essential concepts of unit testing in Angular?
Hey, you can write unit tests using Jasmine + Karma where you can either test classes or components, or you can write integration tests using e.g. Cypress. It really depends on what you want to test.
I suggest starting from the docs: https://angular.io/guide/testing. Read that Testing chapter and all subchapters, they are brief.
Thanks, I'm working through that document this week.
There are some great ways to test Angular UIs in addition to just unit testing. One of my favorites is using #cypress.
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