Category Archives: TDD

On the discussion on “When should I test?”, I followed up with a conversation: When it provides value. When is that? It depends. And it truly does depend. But upon what? That’s trickier to answer – and there is no … Continue reading →

In unit tests, an IoC container rarely enters the mix. In integration tests, or more end-to-end tests, I like to use the exact same configuration for the container as I do in production. Recreating production scenarios and environments in tests … Continue reading →

Because sometimes your test passes the first time you write it. Either you’re done writing any more code, or your understanding of how your code is supposed to work is wrong. Both paths lead to a better spot than without … Continue reading →

I don’t know where I got off the tracks on this one, but I’m really liking Michael Feathers’ definition of a unit test: A test is not a unit test if: It talks to the database It communicates across the … Continue reading →

Awhile back, I talked about 3 simple rules for Rhino Mocks: Use the static MockRepository.GenerateMock method.  Don’t use an instance of a MockRepository, and don’t use the GenerateStub method. If the mocked instance method returns a value, use the Stub … Continue reading →

As a quick review, a test fixture has inputs and outputs.  We set up our test fixture by configuring inputs.  We observe the results through the fixture’s outputs. Inputs and outputs can be grouped into direct and indirect variants.  Direct … Continue reading →

Roy Osherove, as a TypeMock employee, presents quite a dilemma from opinionated TDD blog posts simply because whether he has one or not, there’s always the question of agenda.  Which is quite unfortunate, everyone has some sort of selfish agenda … Continue reading →

One of the first things I change in ReSharper, along with one of my biggest pet peeves is a failing test that fails because of something like this: public class CombinedStreetAddressResolver : NullSafeValueResolver<Address, string> { protected override string ResolveCore(Address model) … Continue reading →