How can I write .NET unit tests?
How do I write unit tests in .NET? Specifically Visual Studio 2005? ...
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TDD and Mocking out TcpClient
How do people approach mocking out TcpClient (or things like TcpClient)? I have a service that takes in a TcpClient. Should I wrap that in something else more mockable? How should I approach this? ...
What tools are available for TDDD (Test Driven Database Development)?
About a year ago, I picked up Scott Ambler's Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design. I was won over to the idea that just as you can develop your code with TDD, you probably should be covering your databases with unit tests (at least) or even writing database tests before you make a change to the schema so you do database wo...
What happened to NUnit?
Why isn't this project maintained anymore? I love this app, however not updating it seems like a crime against all .Net developers. There are several items that I would love to add to it given the chance of a future release. Can anyone share something I don't know? ...
How do you handle TDD in the continuous integration?
Imagine you are implementing the user story containing various new features and adding complexity to the code base. The existing code is quite well covered and you have just decided upon interfaces. You are starting to implement the functionality starting with tests. Now you have fairly complex test cases based on the requirements but ...
How do you organize your Unit Tests in TDD?
I do TDD, and I've been fairly loose in organizing my unit tests. I tend to start with a file representing the next story or chunk of functionality and write all the unit-tests to make that work. Of course, if I'm introducing a new class, I usually make a separate unit-test module or file for that class, but I don't organize the tests ...
How deep are your unit tests?
The thing I've found about TDD is that its takes time to get your tests set up and being naturally lazy I always want to write as little code as possible. The first thing I seem do is test my constructor has set all the properties but is this overkill? My question is to what level of granularity do you write you unit tests at? ..and i...
What are some reasons why a sole developer should use TDD?
I'm a contract programmer with lots of experience. I'm used to being hired by a client to go in and do a software project of one form or another on my own, usually from nothing. That means a clean slate, almost every time. I can bring in libraries I've developed to get a quick start, but they're always optional. (and depend on getting...
Getting started with TDD, Interfaces and Mockups
Bear with me, this is a beginner question: I'm a solo developer, quite familiar with C# and web development and I'm currently trying to shift to TDD since I believe I've understood the advantages in the long run. The classes I usually create do not implement any Interfaces (except from IDisposable and other standard candidates) since I n...
Research on TDD
I know there is done some research on TDD at the North Carolina State University. They have published a paper called 'An Initial Investigation of Test Driven Development in Industry'. Other publications by NCSU can be found here. Can anybody point me to other good publications on this topic? ...
Moq'ing an interface
While I'm googling/reading for this answer I thought I would also ask here. I have a class that is a wrapper for a SDK. The class accepts an ILoader object and uses the ILoader object to create an ISBAObject which is cast into an ISmallBusinessInstance object. I am simply trying to mock this behavior using Moq. [TestMethod] p...
Moving existing code to Test Driven Development
Having recently discovered this method of development, I'm finding it a rather nice methodology. So, for my first project, I have a small DLL's worth of code (in C#.NET, for what it's worth), and I want to make a set of tests for this code, but I am a bit lost as to how and where to start. I'm using NUnit, and VS 2008, any tips on what ...
What are the best steps to start programming with TDD with C#?
I want to start working with TDD but I don't know really where to start. We coding with .NET (C#/ASP.NET). ...
Pseudocode Programming Process vs. Test Driven Development
For those who haven't read Code Complete 2, the Pseudocode Programming Process is basically a way to design a routine by describing it in plain English first, then gradually revise it to more detailed pseudocode, and finally to code. The main benefit of this is to help you stay at the right level of abstraction by building systems top-do...
Test cases, "when", "what", and "why"?
Being new to test based development, this question has been bugging me. How much is too much? What should be tested, how should it be tested, and why should it be tested? The examples given are in C# with NUnit, but I assume the question itself is language agnostic. Here are two current examples of my own, tests on a generic list object...
"Code covered" vs. "Code tested"?
Converting my current code project to TDD, I've noticed something. class Foo { public event EventHandler Test; public void SomeFunction() { //snip... Test(this, new EventArgs()); } } There are two dangers I can see when testing this code and relying on a code coverage tool to determine if you have enough t...
How do you set up database testing using the PHP SimpleTest framework
I am using SimpleTest, a PHP-based unit testing framework. I am testing new code that will handle storing and retrieving website comments from a database. I am at a loss for how to structure the project to test the database access code. I am looking for any suggestions as to best practices for testing db code in a PHP application. Examp...
Mocking an attribute change on a parameter - using Moq
I am using Moq to mock my Repository layer so I can unit test. My repository layer Insert methods update the Id property of my entities when a successful db insert occurs. How do I configure moq to update the Id property of the entity when the Insert method is called? Repository code:- void IAccountRepository.InsertAccount(AccountE...
Why are functional tests not enough? What do unit tests offer?
I just had a conversation with my lead developer who disagreed that unit tests are all that necessary or important. In his view, functional tests with a high enough code coverage should be enough since any inner refactorings (interface changes, etc.) will not lead to the tests being needed to be rewritten or looked over again. I tried e...
What design patterns have you used in your WPF efforts and which do you like?
I have been looking at the Model-View-ViewModel pattern that is suggested by several people out there (especially John Gossman, take a look at this post and this podcast), but what other patterns (if any) have people used and liked ... and where do they add value? I have also stumbled across: Model-View-ViewModel Presentation Model Da...