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How to create input data for unit tests for an API client?
I am building the initial set of unit tests for my team's legacy API client system. We have been writing integration tests, but have no unit tests.
It's a Sinatra server that accepts requests from our ...
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How do I write unit tests for legacy code (that I don't understand)?
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I've read a lot of things before asking this question, including many relevant
questions right here on SE:
(Software Engineering SE) Writing tests for code whose purpose I don't understand
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How to approach the understanding, documentation and validation of legacy code [duplicate]
I've been tasked with studying a Python code, which runs on an orchestrator, which schedule the launch of the code in correspondence of some events. The code imports some modules, and it's basically ...
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Why write tests for code that I will refactor?
I am refactoring a huge legacy code class. Refactoring (I presume) advocates this:
write tests for the legacy class
refactor the heck out of the class
Problem: once I refactor the class, my tests in ...
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Testing a very specific function in a large, complex application
I'm new to testing but wholeheartedly realize how important it is. The main issue is that my company has no top-down support for testing at all. That is we don't have any unit testing and just a bit ...
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Effective way to estimate dead code removal?
I've been working in an application with about 100k LOCs and basically We have been reworking features to comply with a new architecture based on a new technology stack. This work is almost finished ...
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I have 200k lines of poorly designed code, will units tests or integration tests be more valuable? [duplicate]
I've inherited a lot of poorly designed code; the code has no tests. I am putting tests in place before I attempt a major refactor, but I have run into a problem with my unit tests.
The problem is, I ...
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Can Test-Driven development work in legacy projects?
So here is a question for you, having read some great answers to questions such as Test-Driven Development - Convince Me.
So my question is: "Can Test-Driven Development be used effectively on non-...
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