Re: [Boost-users] Library Interface Design

From: Scott Meyers (usenet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-09-14 23:52:09

Bill Lear wrote:
> This is essentially the approach I have taken over the years.  At some
> point, the unit tests become hopelessly complex, Mock objects begin to
> weigh development down (if you change the interface, you have to
> change your mock objects) and a transition is made to higher-level
> integrated testing.

I assume you always need integrated testing in addition to unit tests, 
but it sounds like you're saying that at some point, maintaining the 
unit test framework stops paying for itself, so you abandon it.  Is that 
correct?

Scott