The importance of fully automated outside-in tests

A follow up to my blog post on test automation - with an angle that I think is missing in so much of the software industry - outside in fully automated tests from the perspective of the user is THE most important thing - plus don't let your tests see your internals, not even for setup and teardown.
  • (01:53) - automated tests blog
  • (05:20) - axiom 1 - user perspective
  • (07:50) - axiom 2 - the 99th feature
  • (21:00) - you are the expert
  • (27:40) - no internals knowledge
  • (41:00) - don't flex the rules
  • (46:00) - but how to set up state?
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