Chapter 2
Testing Alexa Skills

Software testing is a very important part of any application’s development cycle and provides the means for knowing that the application’s functionality is correct. Alexa skills are no exception. Although the vocal nature of Alexa skills presents some unique twists in testing, it’s still important to write tests that ensure that the skill does what you expect and operates correctly as you continue to build out the skill’s functionality.

Knowing that we’ll need to write tests as we flesh out the functionality of our skill, let’s take a moment to learn some useful testing techniques and tools that meet the unique nature of voice applications.