Real-Time Testing with Wallaby

Imagine a world where there are no boundaries between your code and your tests. Instead of saving changes to your code and seeing the output from Jest in a separate panel, you would see the results of your tests instantly as you type, right before your eyes. Code with passing tests would be marked with a reassuring green. Code with failing tests would be highlighted in red, with a description of the failure floating next to it. Sounds like magic? It’s real, and it’s called Wallaby.

In addition to working like magic, Wallaby is a commercial product. We JavaScript developers have been blessed (spoiled, some would say) by an abundance of free tools. All of the other amazing software I’ve mentioned in this chapter—VS ...

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