Why we have a separate test suite for external services

Writing tests that communicate with a third party can be a little tricky, but we've found an approach that balances speed and confidence.

In today's episode, we share that approach and talk through a strategy of how frequently to run tests that talk to the outside world.

• (00:00) - Why would your tests ever talk to an external service?
• (02:30) - What does it mean to have a separate test suite?
• (06:00) - Keeping them separate allows different triggers for running
• (07:00) - When should you run external tests?
• (08:30) - You can't always know when you'll break an external integration
• (11:00) - Check on a schedule?
• (13:00) - Silly bit

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