Modern Automated Unit Testing

Design effective unit tests that provide fast feedback, support good design, and remain maintainable.

  • Architectural Clarity: Learn how unit tests shape better system architecture, making code naturally easier to test, decouple, and evolve.
  • Resilient Test Suites: Reduce test fragility and maintenance overhead by moving away from over-mocking and implementation-dependent tests.
  • Rapid Feedback Loops: Optimize your test strategy to provide the fast, reliable signals needed for a high-velocity CI/CD environment.
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Overview

Go beyond basic testing syntax and learn how unit tests shape architecture, feedback loops, and system quality. This workshop provides a decisional framework for test automation, teaching your team how to avoid flaky, brittle tests and build a sociable testing suite that supports real-world evolution.

Challenges This Training Addresses

  • Tests that break too often when implementation changes
  • Overuse of mocks leading to fragile or meaningless tests
  • Slow test suites that delay feedback in CI
  • Poorly structured code that is hard to test and evolve
  • Confusion about what should be unit vs integration tested
  • Lack of confidence in test coverage quality

Who Should Attend

  • Software developers writing or maintaining unit tests
  • Tech leads improving test quality and system design
  • Teams with slow, brittle, or over-mocked test suites
  • Organizations aiming to improve feedback speed and design quality

What You’ll Learn

  • Core unit testing principles
  • Undestand the purpose of the Test Quadrant and Test Pyramid
  • Learn the caracteristics of a real unit test
  • Learn the key concepts that reduce code testability
  • Adopt a decisional framework supporting test automation decision making
  • Learn and experiment with Test Doubles
  • Discover the impact of Test Isolation
  • Understand the systemic importance of Sociable Testing
  • Prevent test fragility to change
  • Understand how to avoid creating unstable and flaky tests

How the Training Works

Expert Instruction

Learn core concepts through clear instruction.

Hands-On Exercises

Practice concepts through guided activities.

Immersive Workshop

Learn through interactive challenges, simulations, or game-based activities.

Game-Based Learning

Explore concepts through engaging games and guided debriefs.

Group Discussions

Discuss ideas through guided conversations.

Real-World Scenarios

Explore realistic real-world scenarios.

Q&A Throughout

Ask questions throughout the session.

Post-Training Support

Extend learning with optional coaching or consulting.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRAINING

Don’t see exactly what your team needs? Request a tailored session. We offer custom-built training focused on your team’s unique engineering challenges.

  • Adjust scope, depth, and format
  • Align with your tools and context
  • Build a custom experience from scratch

FAQs

Yes. We offer flexible customization to ensure the training matches your priorities and context. Examples of customization include:

  • Content focus — emphasize the topics most relevant to your team
  • Level of depth — keep it high-level or go deeper into specific areas
  • Audience fit — tailor examples for developers, QA, leaders, or mixed teams
  • Duration — shorten, extend, or split sessions across multiple days
  • Intensity & pace — lighter overview or more immersive hands-on format
  • Real-world context — incorporate your tools, challenges, or scenarios
  • Fully custom training — designed from the ground up after discussing your needs

Custom pricing depends on the scope of work.

Absolutely. We’d be happy to discuss your challenges and objectives with you. From there, we can confirm whether this training fits as is, should be adapted, or if a custom program would be more effective.

Yes. Trainings are delivered privately for teams and can be tailored to your context.

Yes. While we typically recommend an optimal group size for the best learning experience, we can adapt the format depending on your team size and goals. We’ll discuss your situation to determine the most effective setup.

Yes. We deliver onsite training throughout the Montreal metropolitan area and can travel anywhere in Canada for in-person sessions. For locations outside the local area, travel-related expenses would be discussed in advance.

Bring This Training to Your Team

Interested in this training or something more tailored? Share your details and we’ll reach out to schedule a convenient call.

What to expect during our initial call:

  • Understand your goals, challenges and timelines.
  • Confirm whether this training is the right fit that fit your needs.
  • Explore customization options if needed.
  • Define the next steps.
E.g., topics of interest, team size, challenges, timelines…

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