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8. Testing

Akshat Paul1  and Abhishek Nalwaya2
(1)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
(2)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
 

Testing is not the point. The point is about responsibility.

—Kent Beck

We do agree with Kent Beck here that testing your code is your responsibility. However, React Native makes it really simple to write tests for your application in comparison to traditional native code for iOS and Android. This chapter covers the following topics:

  • Static type checking with Flow

  • Jest with React Native

  • Snapshot testing

Flow

Flow is a static type checker for JavaScript. It’s not essential to use Flow, but it really enhances ...

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