7 The React testing ecosystem
This chapter covers
- Setting up an environment for testing React applications
- An overview of different React testing tools
- Writing your first tests for a React application
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Similar to how superb equipment enables pastry chefs to focus on more significant aspects of their craft, frontend frameworks and libraries, like React, allow you to focus on more significant aspects of writing web applications. Instead of focusing on manipulating the DOM—removing, inserting, and updating elements yourself—you can focus on your application’s ...
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