Become a Confident Go Tester and Ensure Code Quality in Your Go Projects
Description
1. Prerequisites
- Go/Golang installation setup
- Visual source code installation setup
2. Why Testing Matters
- Importance of testing
- Benefits of testing in Go
3. Go’s Testing Philosophy
- Simplicity of testing in Go
- Built-in testing tools and packages
4. Writing Unit Tests
Getting Started with Testing
- Creating a test file
- Writing and running simple tests
- Test Functions and Naming Conventions
- Naming conventions for test functions
- Organizing test files and packages
Testing Fundamentals
- Writing assertions using the testing package
- Handling errors and failures
- Table-Driven Tests
- Writing parameterized tests
- Using test tables for multiple test cases
5. Benchmarking in Go
- Introduction to Benchmarking
- Understanding benchmarking
- Creating benchmark functions
- Running Benchmarks
- Using the go test command for benchmarks
- Interpreting benchmark results
6. Code Coverage Analysis
- Code Coverage Basics
- What is code coverage?
- Using the go test tool for coverage analysis
- Interpreting Coverage Reports
- Analyzing coverage reports
- Identifying uncovered code
7. Advanced Testing Techniques
- Mocking and Dependency Injection
- Writing tests with mock objects
- Injecting dependencies for testing
- Subtests and Parallel Testing
- Using subtests for better test organization
- Running tests in parallel
8. Test Suites and Test Organization
- Creating Test Suites
- Grouping related tests using test suites
- Managing setup and teardown
- Test Organization Best Practices
- Structuring your test code
- Naming conventions and directory structure
9. Testing in Real-World Projects
- Testing in Large Codebases
- Strategies for testing large projects
- Testing legacy code
- Case Studies and Best Practices
- Real-world examples of effective testing
- Best practices for Go testing
10. Conclusion and Next Steps
- Recap and Final Thoughts
- The importance of ongoing testing
Who this course is for:
- Go Developers & Software Engineers
