World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

Test-reduction - Doing more with less

Are your unit tests actually spotting bugs, or just padding coverage metrics? Learn how mutation and property-based testing dramatically reduce boilerplate while aggressively catching critical edge cases.

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