If you want to be sure that your software works properly, you need to test it continuously. Automated tests save you from constantly pressing F5 in the browser and using debug statements like var_dump() in your code.
They are also cheaper than manual tests and easier to implement than you might think. How do I test my code with as little effort as possible? How do I execute as few lines of code as possible to test what I am really interested in? And what does all this have to do with clean code?
In this presentation you will learn why PHPUnit should not be missing in your toolbox.
I most recently presented “PHPUnit for Shopware Developers” at the Shopware Community Day on .
I am Sebastian Bergmann. I started writing PHPUnit in 2000 and still maintain it. In the same year I gave my first talk at a PHP conference. PHPUnit has been installed more than a billion times from Packagist, and a new major version comes out every February.
As a co-founder of The PHP Consulting Company (thePHP.cc), I work with teams on their tests: on test strategy and test design, on testable code, on fast test runs and on upgrades to current versions of PHPUnit. More on this under consulting and coaching.
Where you can meet me next is listed under events. The next dates of my training courses are in the training overview.
On , I will be in Frankfurt am Main at the PIMCORE Community Dev Days. There I will give the presentation “Speed is a byproduct of trust”.
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