The Art of Unit Testing

Book description

Unit testing, done right, can mean the difference between a failed project and a successful one, between a maintainable code base and a code base that no one dares touch, and between getting home at 2 AM or getting home in time for dinner, even before a release deadline.

The Art of Unit Testing builds on top of what's already been written about this important topic. It guides you step by step from simple tests to tests that are maintainable, readable, and trustworthy. It covers advanced subjects like mocks, stubs, and frameworks such as Typemock Isolator and Rhino Mocks. And you'll learn about advanced test patterns and organization, working with legacy code and even untestable code. The book discusses tools you need when testing databases and other technologies.



About the Technology


About the Book


What's Inside
  • How to create readable, maintainable, trustworthy tests
  • Stubs, mock objects, and automated frameworks
  • Working with .NET tools, including NUnit, Rhino Mocks and Typemock Isolator


About the Reader

Written for .NET developers but others will also benefit from this book.



About the Author

The chief architect at Typemock, Roy Osherove is one of the original ALT.NET organizers. He consults and trains teams worldwide on the gentle art of unit testing and test-driven development. He frequently speaks at international conferences such as TechEd and JAOO. Roy's blog is at ISerializable.com.



Quotes
An important book that should have been written years ago.
- Michael Feathers, Object Mentor

Every book on unit testing ever written has been for amateurs. This is one for professionals.
- Josh Cronemeyer, ThoughtWorks

Serious about software craftsmanship? This book is a must-have for everyone who is.
- Dave Nicolette, Independent Agile Coach

State of the art!
- Gabor Paller, OnRelay Ltd

A thorough, incremental introduction and... ideas for refining [your] technique.
- Kent Beck, Three Rivers Institute

Product information

  • Title: The Art of Unit Testing
  • Author(s): Roy Osherove
  • Release date: May 2009
  • Publisher(s): Manning Publications
  • ISBN: 9781933988276