My Attempt with Jest Testing

1 min readAug 9, 2020

Jest seems to be specific to React, as far as I can tell for now. I’ve been wanting to try it for a while, but it ended in much frustration and agony. At least I’ve given it a shot, and I know I will get it in the future. For now, it’s time to take a break.

I tried following along a few tutorials, including the Jest docs.

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All of which did not end in much success. I felt frustrated towards the end and took a nap to refresh myself. During my nap, I told myself that this is one of those technologies where I wouldn’t get it for now, but I would definitely solve it in the future.

I definitely felt like this ostrich, trying the same things over and over again. For now, it’s break time!

Stay safe, stay well, and we’re going back in!