An Atypical ASP.NET Core 5 Design Patterns Guide

Chapter 2: Testing Your ASP.NET Core Application

This chapter focuses on automated testing and how helpful it can be for crafting better software. It also covers a few different types of tests as well as the foundation of test-driven development (TDD). We also outline how testable ASP.NET Core is and how much easier it is to test ASP.NET Core applications compared to old ASP.NET MVC applications, for instance.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Overview of automated testing and how it applies to ASP.NET Core
• Test-driven development (TDD)
• Testing made easy through ASP.NET Core

Overview of automated testing and how it applies to ASP.NET Core

Testing is an integral part of the development process, and automated testing becomes ...