February 2007 - Posts

Creating Help Files
27 February 07 10:15 AM | jons | (Comments Off)   
I have been building a unit test helper library called XML Unit Helper. The intent of the library is to make it easier to unit test any Xml output. I have added NDoc style comments all through the code. I am using Sandcastle and the Sandcastle Help File Read More...
Testability
21 February 07 09:45 AM | jons | (Comments Off)   
In my prior post , I might have given you the impression that it is necessary to test the code as given. That's the wrong impression. In my view, one of the major quality factors of any design is how easy it is to test it, to maintain it, and ultimately Read More...
Motivations for Unit Testing
19 February 07 01:31 PM | jons | 1 Comments   
Other than the fact that unit testing is about as much fun as you can have with your clothes on, why should you or your team or you organization unit test? I can sum up the motivation in a single phrase: Demonstrate in a useful way that the code units Read More...
The Tao of Unit Testing
16 February 07 06:17 PM | jons | (Comments Off)   
I have been giving the subject a lot of thought over the last few years. Right away, I have to tell you that I am in to unit testing in a big way. There are a lot of "rational" jutifications for doing unit testing. I will point at some of those justifications Read More...
RSS, attempt 2
16 February 07 11:02 AM | jons | (Comments Off)   
RSS, RSS, are you there, RSS? Read More...
Test to see if RSS can see this blog
16 February 07 10:53 AM | jons | (Comments Off)   
Hello, RSS! Read More...
Tagging Test
15 February 07 01:24 PM | jons | (Comments Off)   
Lets see if the tagging works. Technorati tags: smart , dumb Read More...
Live Writer Blogging Tool Test
15 February 07 01:23 PM | jons | (Comments Off)   
This is a test blog entry using the Microsoft Live Writer blogging tool. Do I get any points for this. Read More...
I Think, Therefore I blog
15 February 07 01:11 PM | jons | (Comments Off)   
Look at this! A brand new blog space. Fresh paint on the walls, no dust bunnies under the chairs, no nicks in the counter tops, bright and shiny everywhere you look. Time to get busy and fill this space up. Read More...