And here’s the JUnit webinar recording. Live is better, but a repeat view is not too shabby as Data and Lore discuss above. 52 minutes of absolute testing deliciousness. It goes through what makes special about JUnit 5, and more important than features, how they can help you write better, Read more…
This is the “Quality Dashboard” presentation I gave at TestCon 2020. It’s 36 minutes long, so grab a cup of joe and enjoy. What’s it about you ask? It’s about my experience building with a client a bunch of quality reports, that actually matter – where developers can look at Read more…
I gave this presentation (22 minutes, so no need to clear your schedule for it) at Test Automation Days 2020. It’s about characterization tests – what they are, how they can help you, and how you can use the ApprovalTests tool (as an example) to cover your untested code with Read more…
When I talk with people who want to start measuring stuff, it’s always coverage. I’ve already talked about coverage as a metric, why it’s not good enough, especially on its own. But, in one case, there’s something to be said for a coverage metric, that is actually helpful. If you’re Read more…
2020 has been a weird year conference-wise. Conferences were either canceled or pushed back, or went online. Some went hybrid, getting a smaller audience in, while others join in remotely. It’s a new world out there, and I kind of miss the old one. Conferences are my way to stay Read more…
Time for another metric. This time is about ignorance, and not the blissful kind. From whenever we (or Kent Beck) invented test frameworks, we wanted to ignore tests. For all kinds of reasons, mostly focusing around: Don’t bother me now, I’ve got better things to do. Like spend time debugging. Read more…
I always tell people: When you need to add a new feature, use the TDD way. Write a test first, make small steps, and all will be well. But sometimes, we need to take other paths. I was working on a new feature last week. I already had a test Read more…
Ok, don’t kill me. Breath in and listen. As I’m working on new material for my TDD course, I got back to one of the original tips I give people about starting TDD. Forget the tests. Doing TDD for the first time is hard. Maybe there’s another way? Examples And Read more…
Last time we’ve talked about counting the number of tests. That’s a pretty good indicator of how the team is adapting the new practice of writing tests. But how do they treat those tests? Do they see tests as a helpful technique to their code quality? Or do they write Read more…
I’m working on an interesting project for a client about showing different, somewhat advanced metrics on their code quality. So I decided to write about metrics, what they mean and how you can track them, and much more importantly, how to use them. And yes, even though I talked about Read more…