Automated Unit Testing with ABAP: A Practical Approach

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14. Cultivating Good Test Writing Skills

James E. McDonough¹  

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Pennington, NJ, USA

 

Writing automated unit tests is a skill that must be honed and nurtured just as carefully as the skills developers acquire over their careers writing production software. Indeed, a new programming model is involved with writing tests, one where the prime directive is to insure the stability and accuracy of production software. This chapter addresses some of the topics related to the development of those skills.

The Pillars of Good Unit Tests

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