On 12/21/06, Jeff Chastain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > However, the mock object frameworks for Java and other languages simply > don't port to ColdFusion because of language construct differences. Without > a mock object framework, the only other option I see is to hand create and > maintain stub or mock objects, and this just does not seem like a feasible > practice in an application of any size.
That's exactly the same conclusion I reached after trying to to do TDD in CF a couple years ago. Remember, TDD is about development, not about testing. It's supposed to make developing code easier. If instead it makes development much harder there's no sense using it. However, I do think it's worthwhile to practice TDD in another language and learn the test-first mindset. As I'm modeling CFCs, to ask, "How would I test this?" has become second-nature. The ability to think test-first, even if I can't do it all the time, has been a tremendous help in writing cohesive, loosely coupled code. Patrick -- Patrick McElhaney 704.560.9117 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:264868 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
