Phase 15 · Testing

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Jest

Part of the Frontend Developer Roadmap.

Summary

A widely used JavaScript testing framework with a built-in test runner, assertion library and mocking support — long the default choice for testing JS/React apps.

How to Learn This

  • 1Write a few simple unit tests for a pure utility function.
  • 2Practice mocking a module or function with `jest.fn()`/`jest.mock()`.
  • 3Learn `describe`/`it`/`expect` — the core structure of every Jest test.
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