On fre, 2006-01-20 at 00:00 -0500, Larry Clapp wrote: > If someone knows xUnit (and people interested in testing packages > probably will[1]) then they can probably pick up xlunit or some other > xUnit descendent pretty quickly. When they're ready for the > (arguably?) more powerful or more Lispy packages, they'll know where > to look. :) When I came back to Lisp I reasoned like this, I know xUnit so I will pick something that resembles it so I can start right away. But there are more Lispy packages that are just as easy to pick up, even if you are used to xUnit. I can't imagine something easier than FiveAM!
That said, I think xUnit-style or Lisp-style is an important characteristic in a feature table. But I think that some more subjective information must be in a consumer report. Otherwise it is easy just to choose the framework with most features, probably in the xUnit style. But I'm not sure that most features makes the best product, for me it is a subjective matter of style, power and elegance. Probably the same things that makes people choose Lisp in the first place. The subjective part can maybe be wiki-pages where happy users give praise to their favourite framework. /Henrik Hjelte _______________________________________________ Gardeners mailing list [email protected] http://www.lispniks.com/mailman/listinfo/gardeners
