Tag Archive: Unit Testing

Sep
01

“Why Too Much Mocking is Bad” and Other Questions

Last webinar, “10 secret unit testing tips” was a blast. There were many questions, some I’ve answered. But then I’ve looked at the clock, and discovered I neglected to answer a few. And since I’m a a man of my word (most of the time), here are the rest of the questions and comments and …

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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.

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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!

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Jul
26

The SharePoint Baker Cooks Up Some Thoughts

Adam Burcher, aka The SharePoint Baker, has been a fan of Typemock for some time, writing his thoughts about SharePoint unit testing. You can read his thoughts about writing unit tests in SharePoint here.He’s a SharePoint developer based in Liverpool, UK. As well designing and developing SharePoint solutions he’s also know to bake the occasional …

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Jul
20

Powerful Mocking for C/C++ in Linux

Yesterday, Typemock hosted a webinar introducing Isolator++ for Linux, a unit testing framework with powerful mocking. The webinar is now online. Watch it to learn more about unit testing your C/C++ code in Linux. Like what you see? Download Isolator++ Want to learn more about unit testing? Watch our webinars.

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Jul
17

5 Great Linux Software Development Tools

Now that Typemock has released a new Linux software development tool for unit testing in Linux (you’re joining our Webinar on Tuesday, right?), I want to know what are your top 5 Linux software development tools. Here are some of ours. Leave your suggestions in the comments. 5. Eclipse One of the most popular Integrated …

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