_everyone_ a strong opinion on this. our test frameworks need to be rewritten now that we have domains.
maybe, write through exercises in the book? On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Roly Fentanes <[email protected]> wrote: > If you can get your tests' point across clearly by using node's `assert` > module and it's not that much difficult to structure compared to a full > featured test framework, then consider using it. > > Otherwise, mocha is the popular recent one, and my personal choice. nodeunit > is easy to understand too, and has been around for a while. vows used to be > the choice, there's still a lot of popular modules with their tests written > with vows. But it's no longer maintained and it shows. > > chai is often used along with these to make assertions easier to understand. > > > On Monday, July 16, 2012 9:56:14 AM UTC-7, Alex Young wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I write about Node a lot, and I often illustrate concepts using tests. >> However, there isn't a standard test runner for Node. >> >> So, let's say I'm writing a book about Node. I'd like to include examples >> using a test runner that's idiomatic, lightweight, and likely to be around >> in a year or two. I'm thinking Mocha or Nodeunit might be a good idea. >> >> My projects from 2010-2011 seemed to use Nodeunit, and I've switched a few >> to Mocha with very little trouble. Their APIs aren't directly compatible >> but the same concepts can be readily gleaned in both. >> >> Does anyone have any strong opinions about this? What test runner would >> you expect (or want) to see in books about Node? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Alex > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
