Unit Testing that Sucks Less: Small Things that Make a Big Difference

Neal Ford, Software Thinker, Meme Wrangler @ ThoughtWorks Inc.

Unit testing seems to a lot of managers and developers like pure overhead, but professionally responsible developers know that it is one of the keys to quality. This session covers a bunch of small tools that makes testing easier & faster. I talk about tools like Infinitest, Jester, MockRunner, Hamcrest, Groovy, RSpec/EasyB, Selenium, and others. While none of these tools is elaborate enough for it’s own session, together they add up to more than the sum of the parts. This session shows tools and strategies to streamline testing, making easier and more palatable for both managers and developers.



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