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The Truth About Fragile Tests

We call fragile tests like that because that’s what we see when they break. Instead, we should probably focus on the production code that breaks them.

By Gil Zilberfeld, 2 yearsMay 17, 2022 ago

Gil Zilberfeld explains how Unit tests (and integration tests) not only check that the code works, but are also hold useful information when they fail.

Triangulation: The Other Role Of Unit Tests

“Why do we need unit tests?” Seems like a silly question. We want to check if something is working, right? Let’s dig deeper, though. At the time of writing, if we’re using test-first or TDD, we’re designing interfaces, apply usage scenarios and refactor with a safety net. In test-after mode, Read more…

By Gil Zilberfeld, 8 yearsJuly 14, 2015 ago