So I'm pretty new to the concept of 'unit testing', but I ALWAYS do extensive testing of my apps. I was under the impression that unit testing was always done with a product or tool, and that is what the author is saying stinks. Am I way off base?
Say for example that I write a spider that crawls my site and nails every user input point with specific and/or random data. I can either look at the database/logs, or write an error handler in my tester to tell me when it finds problems. Is this unit testing? > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 1:19 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: OT: Unit testing sucks? > > On 10/19/05, Munson, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This guy thinks unit testing is way overrated and a waste of time: > > Well, that's not really what he's saying... his real objection is that > unit testing *tools* suck and that developers just don't know how to > write automated tests. And I agree with him. He says (repeatedly) > testing is very important and you must test, test, test. > > Unit tests are very valuable *if* they are set up correctly but most > test harnesses are a pain in the @$$ to use and in order to write test > cases you often end up writing even more code than your original code > base which, of course, does seem pretty dumb... > -- This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. A1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221538 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
