Go Test Pro: Mastery in Go's Testing Realm

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

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• 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