Visual Basic® 2010 Unleashed

Chapter 59. Testing Code with Unit Tests, Test-Driven Development, and Code Contracts

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Testing Code with Unit Tests

• Introducing Test-Driven Development

• Understanding Code Contracts

When you purchase new software, you expect that the software works. I’m pretty sure you don’t like applications you buy to cause unexpected crashes or errors due to apparently unhandled situations. The same is for users purchasing your software or for colleagues in your company performing their daily work through your applications, so you need to pay particular attention to check if and how your code works. Although implementing error handling routines is fundamental, another important moment in application development is testing code. Testing ...