Elixir Wizards Podcast on Software Testing with Joel Meador and Charles Suggs

The Elixir Wizards Podcast returned with its Season 12, featuring office hour discussions with SmartLogic's team about the software development lifecycle. The season's premiere episode, titled "Testing 1, 2, 3", hosted Joel Meador and Charles Suggs who provided insights into various software testing aspects. They covered test-driven development (TDD), integration, and end-user testing, sharing their real-world experiences about the positive impact of testing, common challenges, and solutions in complex production settings. The episode explores balancing cost-effective testing with practical approaches, ensuring adequate test coverage while maintaining development speed, and establishing readable and maintainable testing practices. It also touches on the differences between Agile and Waterfall methodologies and emphasizes the importance of testing as both documentation and a means of communication within development teams.