Phoenix: Test smarter, not harder - Fredrik Teschke | Code BEAM Europe 2024

Name: Phoenix: Test smarter, not harder - Fredrik Teschke | Code BEAM Europe 2024
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CodeSync · July 20, 2025, 1:00pm

This talk was recorded at Code BEAM Europe in October 2024. If you’re curious about our upcoming event, check https://codebebeameurope.com

Have these thoughts crossed your mind?

“Feature tests are just too much work.”
“Oh no! Converting this dead view into a live view means I’ll have to delete or rewrite all the tests.”
“From a UX perspective, this should be implemented with Javascript. But then I would have to rewrite all my tests. Nah, I’ll do a full handle_event roundtrip instead.”
If so, this talk is for you! We will:

explore the current testing landscape for Phoenix

compare it to other ecosystems (Ruby, Javascript, Java)

discuss what could be improved (for Phoenix)

give a quick intro to phoenix_test, the new kid on the block

see how to test Javascript-reliant views, without having to rewrite the tests.

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