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Why are they important?
Alex Meade
ITEC 490
What are Unit Tests?
 Written during development
 Test smallest sections of code possible
 Work together to test all of the code
 Detects bugs earlier
Project Quality
 Improves codebase design
 Acts as documentation
 Prevents introducing defects
Fewer Defects
 85% of defects are introduced in development
 Stops reoccurring defects
 Implements features right the first time
References
 Hevery, Misko. The Clean Code Talks: Unit Testing. Google Tech Talks.
30 Oct. 2008. 26 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEhu57pih5w>. Video.
 IPL. Why Bother to Unit Test. Information Processing Ltd. 18 Mar. 2011.
26 Nov. 2011. < http://www.ipl.com/pdf/p0828.pdf>
 Martin, Robert. The Clean Coder. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2011. Print.
 Rajendran, R. Venkat. White paper on Unit Testing. Deccanet Designs
Ltd. <http://www.mobilein.com/WhitePaperonUnitTesting.pdf>
 “Why Unit Testing?” agitar.com. Agitar, n.d. 26 Nov. 2011.
< http://www.agitar.com/solutions/why_unit_testing.html>

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Unittesting_AlexMeade

  • 1. Why are they important? Alex Meade ITEC 490
  • 2. What are Unit Tests?  Written during development  Test smallest sections of code possible  Work together to test all of the code  Detects bugs earlier
  • 3. Project Quality  Improves codebase design  Acts as documentation  Prevents introducing defects
  • 4. Fewer Defects  85% of defects are introduced in development  Stops reoccurring defects  Implements features right the first time
  • 5. References  Hevery, Misko. The Clean Code Talks: Unit Testing. Google Tech Talks. 30 Oct. 2008. 26 Nov. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEhu57pih5w>. Video.  IPL. Why Bother to Unit Test. Information Processing Ltd. 18 Mar. 2011. 26 Nov. 2011. < http://www.ipl.com/pdf/p0828.pdf>  Martin, Robert. The Clean Coder. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2011. Print.  Rajendran, R. Venkat. White paper on Unit Testing. Deccanet Designs Ltd. <http://www.mobilein.com/WhitePaperonUnitTesting.pdf>  “Why Unit Testing?” agitar.com. Agitar, n.d. 26 Nov. 2011. < http://www.agitar.com/solutions/why_unit_testing.html>