... for completeness.. there are tests in there but they are not tests of the web2py app. they are JS tests for HTML5 compliance of the browser. That is useful but does not belong to a scaffolding app in my opinion.
On Nov 3, 5:23 pm, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes but what we are talking about here are not tests. We are talking > about a folder called test that provides examples of hos to customize > the layout. These examples may confuse new users since they require > extra modules, views and controllers. > > On Nov 3, 2:50 pm, Branko Vukelic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've randomly read this topic in between CSS and short cigarette > > breaks, and noted this part: > > > "About the tests. They are not heavy in the bandwidth sense. They just > > clutter the design page and new users get lost. There is aleady too > > much stuff in the design page. I am even considering hiding > > appadmin.py and appadmin.html." -- Massimo > > > Some simple test suites included in the default app is not a bad idea, > > imho. It helps newbies acquire some testing skills and more > > importantly, learn how tests are done in _real-life_ as opposed to > > testing "hello world" applications. > > > In my 2 years as programming hobbyist, I've gotten the impression that > > testing is for advanced users, and have never seen a complete beginner > > tutorial include any testing. So, after 2 years, I still haven't done > > serious testing myself. > > > And I see no reason why this should be the case. From the little > > testing I've done so far, I don't see any reason why testing shouldn't > > be introduced as early as possible, especially since it solves lots of > > problems during development. So I think it would be great if test > > suites are included in sample web2py app or two. > > > Speaking of clutter, would it be possible to hide the "test" > > icon/button for files that do not really include any tests? That would > > clear the clutter. > > > -- > > Branko Vukelić > > > [email protected] > > [email protected] > > > Check out my blog:http://www.brankovukelic.com/ > > Check out my portfolio:http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxbunny/ > > Registered Linux user #438078 (http://counter.li.org/) > > I hang out on identi.ca:http://identi.ca/foxbunny > > > Gimp Brushmakers Guildhttp://bit.ly/gbg-group > >
