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Feb 2024
32m 19s

Episode 506: Unwinding Flakey Tests with...

Elise Shaffer
About this episode

Fito and Alan are frequent RubyConf and RailsConf speakers on topics ranging from software complexity to resolving flaky specs. They joined the how to discuss strategies for dealing with unreliable tests and complex code.

Show Notes
Cisco Meraki:
Careers (https://meraki.com/careers)
Alan Ridlehoover’s LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/aridlehoover)
Fito von Zastrow’s LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/fitovz)

Talks:
The Secret Ingredient: How to Understand & Resolve Just about Any Flaky Test (https://youtu.be/zsGloAjneX0?si=CFR48kl3Ke0sShyh)
A Brewer’s Guide to Filtering Out Complexity & Churn (https://youtu.be/RJRSosxtzbU?si=zkha6RrUoIReuPT3)

Resources:
The Code Gardener (https://the.codegardener.com)
First Try! Software (https://firsttry.software)

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