Typemock’s done a lot in 2011 and we have a lot more to do in 2012 to bring you the best unit testing tools for .NET and C++. We have big plans to redefine unit testing to reduce defects in your code, early in the process, and let you deliver high quality innovation. In the …
Monthly Archive: December 2011
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Dec
27
Testing Windows Phone 7 Apps with Typemock
The following is a guest post from Ignacio Raffa, a student in Argentina, participating in Microsoft’s worldwide competition for students, the Imagine Cup 2012. He is a Microsoft Student Partner and Windows Phone 7 Developer. We are developing an open source Windows Phone 7 application that makes extensive use of the device Accelerometer. To make …
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Dec
26
How-To: Returning a Class By Value with Isolator++
Isolator++ has two ways to return stuff for a method. It has the ReturnVal to return values, and ReturnPtr to return pointers to objects. What about returning a class by value? Though there’s no API (currently), it’s very easy to do. You use the almighty 10lbs hammer known as DoInstead. Let’s say you have this …
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Dec
26
Webinar: Introduction to Unit Testing
Software testing isn’t just a task for QA. In order to prevent bugs and release quality code to market, you also need developer testing, including unit testing. Discover why you should start unit testing, and how you can get started with automated tests quickly. Learn: • Benefits of unit testing • xUnit Frameworks • The …
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Dec
25
The 12 bugs of Christmas
For the first bug of Christmas, my manager said to me See if they can do it again. For the second bug of Christmas, my manager said to me Ask them how they did it and See if they can do it again. For the third bug of Christmas, my manager said to me Try …
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Dec
23
Happy Holidays from Typemock
Typemock would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays free of bug free code! During this long holiday weekend or if you’re off work all next week, why not spend some time improving your skills? Perhaps some pair programming with your family or friends? Here are some ideas: Download Isolator.NET or Isolator++ (for Windows or Linux) …
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Dec
22
Special Sale for Startups and Small Businesses
Typemock Gets Small Businesses’ Needs Typemock cares about small businesses and unit testing and wants to help small businesses start the new year developing better software with easy unit testing. Typemock wants to help you grow your business through better software. What do you get? 3 licenses of Typemock Isolator Client 1-year subscription – …
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Dec
19
Are You A Unit Testing Ninja? Stuck with Legacy Code?
Everybody has legacy code. People write more and more legacy code every day. But what problems does it cause and how can we deal with it? Forget theory and tips. Let’s dive deep into a real world example. How do you apply unit testing to existing code? Code that wasn’t meant to test. This …
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Dec
19
3 Signs That Tests Are Not Effective
I like to review tests. It’s one of my main learning experiences. You can learn so much from the way tests are written: how the developer thinks, even how the team works together. When reviewing there’s an opportunity for improvement. Our tests are there to help us pinpoint a problem and fix it as quickly …
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Dec
12
The Unit Testing Death-Spiral of Doom
One of the biggest problems in adopting unit testing is the getting through the initial phase. Once the team gets the hang of it, it has the momentum to continue. At this time, the developers already understand the value of unit tests, and they have the motivation to write more, and write better. But that’s …
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Start Your Startup with Unit Testing
