Question

Hi stackoverflow family.

It is doubtless that unit testing is of great importance in software development. But i think it is practice and philosophy which is test first. And majority of developers want to use this philosophy, but they can’t perform it on their project because they aren’t used to Test Driven Development. Now my question is for those who follow this philosophy. What are the properties of the good test according to your experiences? And how you enable it to be a part of your lives.

Good days.

Answer 1

The way of Testivus brings enlightment on unit testing.

• If you write code, write tests.
• Don’t get stuck on unit testing dogma.
• Embrace unit testing karma.
• Think of code and test as one.
• The test is more important than the unit.
• The best time to test is when the code is fresh.
• Tests not run waste away.
• An imperfect test today is better than a perfect test someday.
• An ugly test is better than no test.
• Sometimes, the test justifies the means.
• Only fools use no tools.
• Good tests fail.