Monthly Archive: August 2011

Aug
30

Discover 10 Secret Unit Testing Tips to Become Agile

In this webinar, Typemock’s Product Manager gives 10 tips for successful unit testing and Agile software development in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Agile manifesto. Learn the 10 secrets to unit testing success. Share this post and spill the secrets.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.typemock.com/blog/2011/08/30/discover-10-secret-unit-testing-tips-to-become-agile/

Aug
29

Unit Testing Rant

Some people can be very passionate about their unit testing! In this video, he discusses the difference between unit testing and integration tests, QA’s role in testing, and more.   Do you agree? Disagree? Create a video of your own or blog and send us the link!

Permanent link to this article: http://www.typemock.com/blog/2011/08/29/unit-testing-rant/

Aug
23

How To Name Your Tests Effectively

This is secret unit testing tip #5. Want more? Register to the webinar. What are tests for? (if you still think that the question is stupid after reading this, let me know in the comments). Obviously they are there to protect you from bugs. When a bug creeps in, the tests will catch it, and …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.typemock.com/blog/2011/08/23/how-to-name-your-tests-effectively/

Aug
18

Typemock is spilling the agile development secrets

Agile seems to be getting a lot of buzz lately. From the 10th anniversary of the Agile manifesto to the Agile conference just held in Salt Lake City, Utah and the exploding growth of Agile, we can’t stop hearing about it. But how do we start doing Agile? For the past several years, Typemock has …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.typemock.com/blog/2011/08/18/typemock-is-spilling-the-agile-development-secrets/

Aug
16

Typemock Tutorial: Control Behavior

Raffaeu Garofalo is taking some time away from sunning in Bermuda and exploring unit testing with Typemock. In his latest article, he discusses control behaviors. He discusses how you can control the behaviors of a mock so that you do not have to control or fake the entire object if you are testing a single …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.typemock.com/blog/2011/08/16/typemock-tutorial-control-behavior-2/

Aug
15

Unit Testing is a Team Sport

This is secret unit testing tip #7. Want more? Register to the webinar. Anyone can do unit testing. It’s a skill that needs to be learned and practiced and improved over time, and anyone can start writing unit tests today. As you and I know, it’s well worth the effort. But is it sustainable? Gil’s …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.typemock.com/blog/2011/08/15/unit-testing-is-a-team-sport/

Aug
10

What is the difference between unit tests and integration tests?

This is secret unit testing tip #4. Want more? Register to the webinar. Many people who start out writing tests get hung out the semantic difference. What is a unit? When does a unit test cross the border to integration land? Is it a narrow border or a wide plateau between them? For me, it’s …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.typemock.com/blog/2011/08/10/what-is-the-difference-between-unit-tests-and-integration-tests/

Aug
09

What is the difference between unit tests and integration tests?

This is secret unit testing tip #4. Want more? Register to the webinar. Many people who start out writing tests get hung out the semantic difference. What is a unit? When does a unit test cross the border to integration land? Is it a narrow border or a wide plateau between them? For me, it’s …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.typemock.com/blog/2011/08/09/what-is-the-difference-between-unit-tests-and-integration-tests-2/

Aug
04

Practical Tips for Unit Testing

Willem Odendaal, a South African developer at new media labs, published a great presentation on practical tips for unit testing:He mentioned not only how to get started but when unit testing can be frustrating to the beginning tester. Watch is presentation and learn what to test,and some tips for successful testing. Use his tips with …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.typemock.com/blog/2011/08/04/practical-tips-for-unit-testing-3/

Aug
04

Practical Tips for Unit Testing

Willem Odendaal, a South African developer at new media labs, published a great presentation on practical tips for unit testing:He mentioned not only how to get started but when unit testing can be frustrating to the beginning tester. Watch is presentation and learn what to test,and some tips for successful testing. Use his tips with …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.typemock.com/blog/2011/08/04/practical-tips-for-unit-testing-2/

Older posts «