159 Using Regression Testing to Preempt Website Errors with Micah Godbolt - Modules Unraveled Podcast

I’m really excited about today’s show because this is one of those topics that I know that I need to know, but don’t know where to start. So, I’m super excited that you agreed to come on and teach me what you know about regression testing!
 
## Regression Testing
* What do you mean when you say “Regression Testing”?
* Why is regression testing important?
* Is there anything to install on your computer? (Testing server)
* What types of regression testing are there?
   * Unit/Functional (Mocha/Chai)
   * Behavioral (WebdriverIO, Behat)
       * Authenticated/Anonymous
   * Qualitative (Sasslint, JS lint, JSON lint)
   * Performance (Pagespeed, Perfbudget)
   * Visual Regression (wraith, phantomcss, webdrivercss)
       * How does this work on pages that have dynamic content. Homepage photos, comments etc.
* Where would you start?
   * Front-end
   * Back-end
   * Site-builder
 
## Where to learn
* https://visualregressiontesting.com/
* https://learn.visualregressiontesting.com/
* Free 6 day email course
 
## Show Links:
* Micah on drupal.org - https://www.drupal.org/u/micahgodbolt
* Micah on Twitter - https://twitter.com/micahgodbolt
* Micah’s website - https://micah.codes/
* Micah’s Book - http://www.amazon.com/Frontend-Architecture-Design-Systems-Sustainable/dp/1491926783
* https://visualregressiontesting.com/
* https://learn.visualregressiontesting.com/
* Automate Your Testing and Performance Budget - http://environmentsforhumans.com/2016/responsive-web-design-summit/
* http://styleguides.io/