No One Is Perfect » integration http://watchitlater.com/blog A reluctant foray into the world of blogging. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:32:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Test definitions for developers http://watchitlater.com/blog/2010/03/test-definitions-for-developers/ http://watchitlater.com/blog/2010/03/test-definitions-for-developers/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:53:02 +0000 Tom http://watchitlater.com/blog/?p=201 One of the best descriptions of the hierarchy of tests that I have seen comes from “Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests” by Steve Freeman and Nat Price.

1. Acceptance Tests: Does the whole system work?
2. Integration Tests: Does our code work against code we can’t change?
3. Unit Tests: Do our objects do the right thing, are they convenient to work with?

Can we now get on with some work, rather than discussing definitions ad nauseam?

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