Optimizing Test Suites - Reducing Excessive Database Calls

Discover strategies to optimize your test suite's performance in this 29-minute conference talk from RailsConf 2022. Learn how to identify and reduce excessive database calls that can significantly slow down your tests. Explore techniques for profiling and fixing performance hot spots, visualizing database interactions through diagrams, and writing more efficient code. Gain insights on how small changes, such as modifying a single factory, can lead to substantial speed improvements in your test suite. Equip yourself with the knowledge to take control of your build times, potentially reducing them by 15% or more, and impress your team with your optimization skills.