# Andrew Watkins: How To Test What You're Trying to Build

EP-105 | June 28, 2021 | 47:14



Topics: Testing, Developer Experience


Robby speaks with Andrew Watkins, VP of Engineering at Buildops. They dig into what it means to be "easily testable", the downsides to being allured by new technology, and why rewrites are really, really tough.





## Show Notes

Robby speaks with Andrew Watkins, VP of Engineering at Buildops. They dig into what it means to be "easily testable", the downsides to being allured by new technology, and why rewrites are really, really tough.

## Helpful Links

- [Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-watkins/)
- [Follow Buildops on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/buildops/)
- [Book Recommendation] [Heroes Die](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/311864.Heroes_Die)

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