Frontend Testing for Busy Engineers: A Guide

In this article, we’ll discuss how to achieve maximum results with minimal effort. We'll also examine why the classic testing pyramid is not always applicable to front-end development and what practices can be used to test web applications effectively and without unnecessary hassle.

Frontend developers often work on projects with no tests or so few that they make little difference. In this article, we’ll explore how to get the maximum impact from tests with minimal effort, why the classic testing pyramid doesn’t always fit frontend development, and which practices help test web applications effectively without unnecessary hassle.

What Should We Test on the Frontend?

Before we dive into testing, let's try to understand what parts a typical frontend application consists of. This will help us know what exactly we want to test in it and what kind of tests ...