unittesting 101

December 15th, 2005

Feasible for unit testing:

• simple methods whose output is easy to process (verify addNumbers(2, 2) gives 4)

Problematic scenarios:

• methods which output complex data (html, xml etc)
• methods which modify the state of the filesystem
• methods which make calls to outside binaries

:: random entries in this category ::

• sshfs: easy to access remote ssh locations
• computer self-repair
• extracting pictures from my camera on linux

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 15th, 2005 at 1:21 a.m. and is filed under en, technology.

2 Responses to "unittesting 101"

1. erik says:

   December 15, 2005 at 3:23 p.m.  

   *Sits on the sofa with a spoon in a bucket of Ben & Jerry's with additional cookie crumbles all over his pyjama shirt as he watches Oprah*

   "So... How are you then?"

2. numerodix says:

   December 15, 2005 at 4:22 p.m.  

   That is a beautiful picture you painted, Oprah rocks. Well, sometimes.