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Jun 2023
21m 6s

Throwing away the script on testing

The Stack Overflow Podcast
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Sofy is a no-code test automation platform for mobile apps. SofySense is their OpenAI-powered AI assistant. See what they’re up to on their blog or check out their open roles. One of the biggest challenges in testing is deciding whether to use mock or live data.  Interested in reading about how Stack Overflow is building up our test coverage? Syed is on L ... Show More
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