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How important are unit tests in software development? [closed]
We are doing software testing by testing a lot of I/O cases, so developers and system analysts can open reviews and test for their committed code within a given time period (e.g. 1 week). But when ...
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“TDD is about design, not verification”; concretely, what does that mean?
I've been wondering about this. What do we exactly mean by design and verification.
Should I just apply TDD to make sure my code is SOLID and not check if it's external behaviour is correct?
Should ...
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Are unit tests really that useful? [closed]
I just graduated with a degree in CS and I currently have a job as a Junior .NET Developer (C#, ASP.NET, and web forms). Back when I was still in university, the subject of unit testing did get ...
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Development processes, the use of version control, and unit-testing [closed]
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I've worked at quite a few "flat" organizations in my time. Most of the version control policy/process has been "only commit after it's been tested". We were constantly committing at each ...
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Why not write all tests at once when doing TDD?
The Red - Green - Refactor cycle for TDD is well established and accepted. We write one failing unit test and make it pass as simply as possible. What are the benefits to this approach over writing ...
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What does Software Engineer in Test do?
Normally unit tests were written by developer who write the code, i.e. Test Driven Development.
So what does Software Engineer in Test do?
