Re: Testing in C++

From:

Pete Becker <pete@versatilecoding.com>

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comp.lang.c++

Date:

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:20:33 -0500

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bnonaj wrote:

nw wrote:

Hi,

I have been asked to teach a short course on testing in C++. Until now
I have used my own testing classes (which from what I've seen seem
similar to the boost unit testing classes). Considering I have a
limited amount of time what do readers of this group think would be
useful to cover in this course? Is boost the way to go?

Sorry if this is off-topic in this group.

Many Thanks.

Testing should be part of the design process, not an after thought,
hence I think you should consider a design, how to implement it and
the various tests required for each class, the whole design and parts
thereof. This would be useful if you provide design errors in C++ code
that should be revealed by testing but are not immediately obvious.

Yes, exactly. Tools come later.

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