Re: [Boost-users] [Boost.Test] C++ Unit Tests with Boost.Test, Part 1

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Boost.Test] C++ Unit Tests with Boost.Test, Part 1
From: Richard (legalize+jeeves_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-07-06 17:35:01

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boost-users_at_[hidden] spake the secret code
<h2s7c1$gik$1_at_[hidden]> thusly:

>In Part 2, you recommend using the CHECK macros by default. Being a 
>long-time Boost.Test user (as well as a long-time TDD:er) I strongly believe 
>that by default one should always use the REQUIRE variety of the Boost.Test 
>macros, for a couple of reasons [...]

I'll see about getting that updated soon.

>People will probably object to the above, saying that the want to test 
>multiple things in the same test, and want to see the result of all "related 
>verifications". [...]

If you read through the whole series, you'll see that each test case
tests one thing and one thing only.  I link to xUnit Test Patterns
book online, which has quite a bit to say about test smells.

There's so much to cover on this subject and the posts were already
getting a bit lengthy (originally I thought it would be 1 blog post!).

Thanks for the feedback.
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