Title:
Testing: The Hard Parts
Abstract:
The thing about sour beer is, it’s all about off-flavors. There is a variation of flavors and funk that would be undesirable, if not for the label of sour.
A similar license is granted to the test author. The tolerance for crazy goes way up. And sometimes, the crazy part is also the genius part.
Of course, not all flavors are delicious to everyone.
So let’s take a tour of the lab. We’ll deconstruct some complex tests of interconnected systems at Engine Yard, and talk about how they taste.