Inverting the Testing Pyramid - Brian Okken
From Django Chat by William Vincent and Carlton Gibson
January 28, 2026 · 44 min · Episode 194
About this episode
Brian Okken discusses recent changes in Python tooling and the concept of inverting the testing pyramid.
Brian is a software engineer, podcaster, and author. We discuss recent tooling changes in Python, using AI effectively, inverting the traditional testing pyramid, and more.
People in this episode
Hosts: William Vincent, Carlton Gibson
Guest: Brian Okken
Topics covered
- testing
- Python
- AI
- software engineering
- tooling changes
Keywords
- testing pyramid
- Python
- AI
- software engineering
- tooling
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Organizations: Python
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