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Effective Tests: Custom Assertions
In our last installment, we took a look at using Auto-mocking Containers as a way of reducing coupling and obscurity within our tests. This time, we’ll take a look at another technique which aids in preventing obscurity caused by complex … Continue reading
Cohesion and Controller Ontology
In my article: Single Action Controllers with ASP.Net MVC, I presented a simple way of designing controllers within the ASP.Net MVC framework that represent discrete actions as opposed to classes which contain actions. This prompted a few questions about the … Continue reading
Effective Tests: Auto-mocking Containers
In the last installment, I set forth some recommendations for using Test Doubles effectively. In this article, I’ll discuss a class of tools which can aid in reducing some of the coupling and obscurity that comes with the use of … Continue reading
Effective Tests: Double Strategies
In our last installment, the topic of Test Doubles was introduced as a mechanism for verifying and/or controlling the interactions of a component with its collaborators. In this article, we’ll consider a few recommendations for using Test Doubles effectively. … Continue reading
Effective Tests: Test Doubles
In our last installment, we concluded our Test-First example which demonstrated the Test Driven Development process through the creation of a Tic-tac-toe component. When writing automated tests using either a Test-First or classic unit testing approach, it often becomes necessary … Continue reading
Effective Tests: A Test-First Example – Part 6
In part 5 of our Test-First example, we continued by addressing issues filed by the QA team. While I thought we had covered the reported defects pretty well, I wanted to do a little smoke testing against the full application … Continue reading
Effective Tests: A Test-First Example – Part 5
In part 4 of our Test-First example, we continued by addressing issues filed by the UI team. To conclude our example, we’ll finish the remaining issues this time. Here’s what we have left: Issue Description Owner Defect The player can … Continue reading
Single Action Controllers with ASP.Net MVC
While I’ve enjoyed working with the ASP.Net MVC Framework, one thing I wish that it provided is the ability to create controller-less actions. Why you ask? Because I’d rather my controllers only have one reason to change. While this isn’t … Continue reading
Effective Tests: A Test-First Example – Part 4
In part 3 of our Test-First example, we finished the initial implementation of our Tic-tac-toe component. After we finished, a team in charge of creating a host application was able to get everything integrated (though rumor has it that there … Continue reading
Effective Tests: A Test-First Example – Part 3
In part 2 of our Test-First example, we continued the implementation of our Tic-tac-toe game using a Test-First approach. This time, we’ll finish out our requirements. Here’s where we left things: When the player goes first it should put their … Continue reading