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Adding Testing To A Conversion (Score:1)

by jk2addict (4946)

It's no secret that I'm a fan of tests [cpan.org] and testing [cpan.org]. Without tests, the big refactor and also the additiona RDBO layer would not be sane, workable, or stable. I drank the kool-aide long ago.

For better or worse, I'm the group lead for a conversion to .NET at work along with a big fat site redesign. The first thing we are doing once we have the class files laid out are writing tests. They've all heard my speech and seen the demos about testing, coverage, proactively ensuring things "work today just like they d
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  by jk2addict (4946) on 2007.03.23 9:53 (#53937) Homepage Journal
  
  And Round 1-2 are at a point in the project where we're not writing the bulk of the code, just shelling out the structure. Rounds 3-5 are when we start actually making the classes work later. I also blame Petdance for the Test Your Environment mantra. I've also started exposing people to writing test when things god wrong, outside of code problems. Something stops working on a server? Write a test to make sure it's working correctly [when it does]. Spending time inspecting a database to pinpoint some data problem? Write a test when the problem is fixed so you can monitor that it stays fixed.
  
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