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Testing Goals

1:20 with Alena Holligan

PHPUnit is a powerful tool and there is much more we could cover. There are also other methods of testing and other tools used for those tests.

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    The ultimate goal for 0:00
    testing is to introduce the concept of continuous deployment. 0:01
    Even though this could fill up an entire course, I'll give you a quick summary. 0:06
    Continuous deployment is the idea that every time a developer makes changes to 0:11
    the code, automated systems grab those changes, tests are run on the code, 0:16
    and if everything passes, the code is automatically deployed to production. 0:23
    If the tests fail, the code is rejected and 0:28
    your production environment is protected from those errors. 0:31
    Because PHPUnit is so heavily focused on the command line, 0:35
    running the test themselves can be easily automated. 0:39
    After all, computers are much better at doing the same thing over and 0:43
    over and over again than humans are. 0:48
    So why not get a computer to do it for you so 0:51
    that you can concentrate on more important things? 0:54
    PHPUnit is a powerful tool, and there's much more that we could cover. 0:58
    There are also other methods of testing and other tools used for those tests. 1:02
    When you're ready to explore more testing, 1:07
    check the notes associated with this video for additional resources. 1:10
    Until then, have fun making the world and your code a better place. 1:14

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