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Don’t “check” or “verify” in your tests

Clearly communicating intent is an underrated skill in writing tests. In automated tests especially it is tempting to think that since the code defines what gets checked, the human-readable parts of the test — the description or the method names — aren’t as important to get right. I often see people define custom assertion functions… Read more

Agile Testing book club: Everyone is a Tester

If you’ve even dipped your toe into the online testing community, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard Agile Testing by Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin as a recommended read. A couple weeks ago I got my hands on a copy and thought it would be a useful exercise to record the highlights of what… Read more