Pester is a great tool. You’ve probably used it for unit and acceptance testing, but you feel there’s something missing; How much more is there to testing? Is it just making sure my script works? It’s time to look at how testing can be used in everything (well almost everything…) you do!

In my last two talks “Beyond Pester 101: Applying testing principles to PowerShell” and “Beyond Pester 102: Acceptance testing with PowerShell” I really focused on testing in of itself. But there’s so much more to being in a Testing Mindset. Software pipelines, VM images, audit scripts and so on, can all benefit from the skills of thinking like a tester.

Topics:

What is a testing mindset?
Always be thinking of testing!
… but you don’t always have to test

Why should scripters and IT Pros care about testing?
Immediate benefits
The cost of untested PowerShell
Long term happiness

What tools can help me?
You mean there’s more than just Pester?
Whirlwind tour of some of the places where having a testing mindset can help you
Practical examples of applying a testing mindset as an IT Pro or scripter

This is the longform session from my lightning session at https://youtu.be/SoYa_NolSFc?t=2916