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Testing VB.NET code using Pex

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:00:32 GMT

The article provides a way how Pex, a new exploratory white-box testing tool from MS Research, can be used to test legacy code written in VB.NET.

Thoughts on IronRuby and .Net Testing

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:46:57 GMT

Today it's very clear to me that the same thing is going to happen: IronRuby or IronPython will be used for most of the daily code, while C# will gradually serve as an infrastructure.

Unittesting, mocks and loose coupling

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:40:57 GMT

About how using mocks in unit testing couples the test tightly to the method you test

Simple time mocking for testing time-dependent code

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:46:28 GMT

We all love writing unit tests, don't we?. But what if you need to test code that relies on the date or some elapsed time? Just fake the time!

TDD in Practice - Dealing with Hard-To-Test Areas - developerFusion -

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:00:02 GMT

Tried TDD and abandoned it the moment you've tried it on 'real' code? Learn how to tackle these 'hard-to-test' areas, that those presentations and introductory books just don't seem to explain well.

Code Contracts - TDD in a DbC World

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:36:13 GMT

As developers start to discover the upcoming Code Contracts for .NET 4.0, it's important to understand not only Design by Contract, and TDD, but how they can complement each other. For business value, we as developers need to flush out our design through the use of TDD, and we can refactor into using contracts for our constraints over time. With these methodologies in place, the edge cases will melt away and help us ensure DRY and write more concise code directly having business value.

Unit testing with Pex

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:56:19 GMT

A quick introduction to using the Microsoft Pex tool to create unit tests.

Unit Testing in JavaScript

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:28:44 GMT

Last week a colleague asked for my help finding better unit test tools for Java Script. He's done some digging on the state of the art with JavaScript unit tests and finds the whole lot wanting...

Test Private Methods, Yes or No?

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:22:26 GMT

Should you test private method??? Read my opinion and end up improving your code design.

Testing WCF Service Apps (1 of 4)

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:43:11 GMT

One of the most beautiful things about the WCF framework is the way it was designed to be more testable than ASPX services. When you design your WCF interface, you are mostly just designing an interface with the WCF ServiceContract attributes. The WCF framework uses your interface to determine the actual contract and transport mechanism so you don't have to.

Mocking, Good Or Bad?

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:15:04 GMT

My opinion on mocking frameworks.

Different Types of Automated Tests

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:44:12 GMT

When I first learnt about NUnit , I thought that all the tests that are written in NUnit are unit tests. And all the tests that are written using other tools and languages-- including scripting tools are integration tests. Now I know how wrong I was.

Testing is hard but debugging just sucks A$$

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:31:02 GMT

"At the users group I asked the question to the group 'who creates automated tests as part of their daily development cycle?'. After I asked this question I followed it up with, and if you don't WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY...... Below are some of the answers I received (btw, not the first time I have heard these reasons)."

MisBehave 0.1: Oslo's MGrammar for BDD Executable Specifications

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:54:28 GMT

This is a great article on using Microsoft Oslo to create automated acceptance tests with Behavior-Driven Development style syntax

.NET Projects: Code Coverage with NCover

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:16:51 GMT

Some explanation of what code coverage is, how it is useful, and how to track it using NCover.

When to use static methods

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:27:03 GMT

Rule of thumb on when to use static methods and when they are evil.

Unit Testing Change Notification

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:33:50 GMT

Simplifying the way I assert change notification for properties in unit tests.

Can developers test their own code?

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:10:38 GMT

A response to the claim that developers shouldn't test their code! Can developers be trusted? Campbell discusses the kind of tests developers should be writing, and what could be better left for the testers.

Introduction to the AutoMocking Conatiner in StructureMap

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:16:06 GMT

A short screencast introduction on how to use the AutoMocking Conatiner in StructureMap

Partial Mocks with the StructureMap AutoMocker

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:45:05 GMT

If you have not checked out the new AutoMocking Container that is part of StructureMap 2.5 I would highly suggest you do, it rocks. I thought I would show how simple it is to create a PartialMock on the Class under Test (CUT) when using the RhinoAutoMocker. Our Class we want to mock

UI test automation using Team System

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:58:02 GMT

This article illustrates how VSTS can be leveraged to automate testing of winforms UI.

How to Compare / Test the Equality of two Queries in SQL Server

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:01:07 GMT

Compare / Test the Equality of two Queries in SQL Server using this short T-SQL

Gallio, the framework-agnostic test runner for .NET

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:46:56 GMT

Gallio is a open source, framework-agnostic test runner that supports MbUnit, MSTest, NBehave, NUnit, and xUnit.Net frameworks. It provides tool support and integration with CCNet, MSBuild, NAnt, NCover, Pex, Powershell, Resharper, TestDriven.Net, TypeMock, and Visual Studio Team System.

Creating a culture of quality: Part 1

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:28 GMT

Starting our new series from tech start-ups, Bob from Huddle explains how they tackle the challenge of maintaining high quality code, when the last thing developers want to do is test.

Test Compact Framework Code with Passive View

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:08:50 GMT

Testing a Compact Framework Windows Forms application using retargeting and Passive View.