⭐ The usage of describe and it

Intro

Let's understand the testing syntax by providing metaphors and referring to real life. We'll understand the concepts of testing.

Prelude

It will be difficult for a computer to understand plain text, so we need to convert our grouped tests into something that a computer can understand.

Converting the syntax

Let's convert one of the features created earlier. Typically, most testing tools use blocks describe and it to describe tests. Describe means functionality, and it means a specific test. We will make the following transformation:

Note that we have moved from questions to assertions. The reason is simple - less text is produced and it is more intuitive to read. Also, if it is possible to simplify an assertion to a shorter form, it is worth doing (see Pizza plate is clean).

Summary

We know how to communicate with the computer and show him how to mark our tests. However, we still have some things to understand before we write implementations for our tests.

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