If, like me, you’ve been confused by the two different, identically-named, unit testing frameworks for javascript, here’s a very useful explanation of their strengths, weaknesses, and purposes.
Tag Archives: unit testing
Awesome Acceptance Testing
My notes on DanNorth and JoeWalnes‘ session at Spa 2008. Five artefacts: Automation – the glue that binds the tests to the code Vocabulary – the language that the tests are expressed in Syntax – the technology that the tests are expressed in (C#, Java) Intent – the actual scenario being tested Harness – the …
Integration Tests – Good or Evil?
As with most stupid questions like this, the answer is “neither”. There are times when integration tests really help, and there are times when they can be a pain in the neck. I was prompted to write this post when a colleague pointed me towards this page on the behaviour-driven wiki, which mentions the disadvantages …