Dissecting Complexity in Tests

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Covers how to manage complexity in JavaScript tests by focusing on critical user-facing paths and modeling tests from the user’s perspective. Describes choosing the appropriate testing environment and creating a test setup that lets any test run reliably, and gives practical tactics — keeping tests flat, using helper utilities, and splitting tests into separate files — to reduce complexity and improve testability.

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