TDD / BDD based setup in the slingshot ?

[Technologeek]

Not sure if the issue has been raised before but I'd like to know if the slingshot can be improved to integrate any TDD/BDD based development tools like Mocha /Chai ? I can still somehow manage to get the set-up run manually but would be nicer if this boiler plate came inbuilt with an option to integrate them.

Thank you!

[RoM4iK]

I think Jest is good enough to write both TDD and BDD tests.

[coryhouse]

Agreed with @RoM4iK. What feature is missing from Jest that you enjoy with Mocha?

[Technologeek]

Thanks for your response.Initially,I thought Jest was the correct choice for React apps but after reading this reddit post,seems like developers are more conformable with using mocha.

[coryhouse]

That post is from a year ago. Facebook gave Jest a full-time team about that time and it has radically improved since then. My question about what you can do in Mocha/Jasmine that Jest can't do stands.

I'll say this: Jest has snapshot testing, which neither Jasmine nor Mocha support. It also has mocking and assertions built-in, unlike Mocha.

[kwelch]

I asked a question about why jest during the migration. Not sure how much help it will be but here is a link to the comment.

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