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Pragmatic Unit Testing in Java with JUnit, 3rd Edition
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Pragmatic Unit Testing in Java with JUnit, 3rd Edition

by Jeff Langr
November 2024
Intermediate to advanced
300 pages
7h 12m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
Content preview from Pragmatic Unit Testing in Java with JUnit, 3rd Edition

Reasons to Write a Unit Test

Joe has just completed work on a small feature change, adding several dozen lines to the system. He’s fairly confident in his change, but it’s been a while since he’s tried things out in the deployed system. Joe runs the build script, which packages and deploys the change to the local web server. He pulls up the application in his browser, navigates to the appropriate screen, enters a bit of data, clicks submit, and…stack trace!

Joe stares at the screen for a moment, then the code. Aha! Joe notes that he forgot to initialize a field. He makes the fix, runs the build script again, cranks up the application, enters data, clicks submit, and…hmm, that’s not the right amount. Oops. This time, it takes a bit longer to ...

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