Test Engine Geek Out with Grant Archibald

Mar 10, 2025

In Episode 119 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott delve into the Power Apps Test Engine with Grant Archibald, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, highlighting the strategic importance of automated testing in enhancing application reliability and efficiency.

Some of the highlights:

• Grant’s Unit Testing Elevator Pitch
• The Boulder Testing Analogy
• Power Apps Test Studio vs Power Apps Test Engine
• PowerFx playground directly in the browser
• Web Assembly
• When will it be available?

Grant's Info:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantarchibald/
• X: https://x.com/garchibald

Links:

• Mastering Automated Testing in Power Platform: From Unit Tests to CI/CD Integration - YouTube
• Test Studio - Power Apps | Microsoft Learn
• Power Apps Test Engine :: PowerApps Test Engine
• Learning Playground :: PowerApps Test Engine
• Playwright vs Power Apps Test Engine :: PowerApps Test Engine
• Test Engine and Power Fx :: PowerApps Test Engine
• Ring Deployment Model :: PowerApps Test Engine
• Getting Started Business Roles :: PowerApps Test Engine
• Getting Started Architects :: PowerApps Test Engine
• Getting Started Technical Users :: PowerApps Test Engine
• Introducing the plan designer in Power Apps (preview) - Microsoft Power Platform Blog
• WebAssembly
• WebAssembly | MDN
• Grant-Archibald-MS/dotnetwasm

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Your hosts:

Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar 
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow
Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com