Knowing the User and Their Unique Environment As I was working on an article for Better Software magazine, I found consistent patterns in cases where I have found a repeatable case to a so-called &…
I still occasionally bump into folks who claim that all testing can (and should) be automated. For those optimistic souls, I offer this tale, by way of Brian Marick’s blog.
Automated tests are necessary, and automated unit tests in particular are a wonderful design aid. But ultimately they only test the things you know to test. It’s the other things that get your knees wobbling (you’ll have to read the story).