Comments on: Unit Tests are Tests http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/10/25/unit-tests-are-tests/ Technology and Geek Stuff by Eric Burke Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:37:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: James Carr http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/10/25/unit-tests-are-tests/comment-page-1/#comment-49736 James Carr Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:03:11 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1542#comment-49736 Thanks for the reply Eric! Indeed... to each his own when it comes to TDD. I used to regard unit tests as tests, even when doing TDD, but for myself personally when I found myself switching focus from "testing" to "providing an examples" I had a pretty good Zen moment. :) I'll expand on this in an upcoming post. Thanks for the reply Eric! Indeed… to each his own when it comes to TDD. I used to regard unit tests as tests, even when doing TDD, but for myself personally when I found myself switching focus from “testing” to “providing an examples” I had a pretty good Zen moment. :)

I’ll expand on this in an upcoming post.

]]> By: Mario Aquino http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/10/25/unit-tests-are-tests/comment-page-1/#comment-49547 Mario Aquino Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:13:40 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1542#comment-49547 I agree with James' approach 100%, but it is probably because my style is TDD. It wasn't always TDD, but styles change as influences change you. Before, I had an approach that worked for me. Now, I also have an approach that works for me, and that I prefer. To each his own. If your style, your habit, isn't TDD, then... That's that. Having changed my thought process to be inclined to using tests to discover better APIs, I don't think my old style led to better code from me. It should be possible to get intimately comfortable with both approaches and objectively ask yourself which you like better. For me (as for James), it is TDD. I agree with James’ approach 100%, but it is probably because my style is TDD. It wasn’t always TDD, but styles change as influences change you. Before, I had an approach that worked for me. Now, I also have an approach that works for me, and that I prefer. To each his own. If your style, your habit, isn’t TDD, then… That’s that. Having changed my thought process to be inclined to using tests to discover better APIs, I don’t think my old style led to better code from me. It should be possible to get intimately comfortable with both approaches and objectively ask yourself which you like better. For me (as for James), it is TDD.

]]> By: Bilal http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/10/25/unit-tests-are-tests/comment-page-1/#comment-49415 Bilal Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:19:20 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1542#comment-49415 While I am developing Web Services Within Netbeans , i do benefit from JUnit Tests greatly , and agree with the idea that unit test should be treated as pre-processors instead of post-processing. Regards. While I am developing Web Services Within Netbeans , i do benefit from JUnit Tests greatly , and agree with the idea that unit test should be treated as pre-processors instead of post-processing.
Regards.

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