In my last post, I created a list of test attributes. If one of them isn’t ok, you need to do some fixin’. This is the first of a series of posts that is going to discuss the different faces of tests. Let’s start with validity. Admittedly, it’s not the Read more…
When we’re unit testing, we focus on the scenario we want to test, and then write that unit test. Pretty simple, right? That’s how are are minds work. we can’t focus on many things at the same time. TDD acknowledges that and its incremental nature is built around it. TDD Read more…
I’ve been thinking about what makes TDD fail, and there are obviously few reasons that were discussed to death (Get it? Dead? TDD? Ok, let’s move on). There’s a pattern I see when working with beginners. I’m talking about TDD beginners, because these people may have years of experience on Read more…
What make unit tests different than other tests? They are full of FAIL. Going to the Wikipedia definition, you’ll get a vague and unhelpful description, and to summarize: It tests a small piece of code. In what language? What is small? And why does that matter? I feel that many Read more…