testing

Although Angular’s syntax for Dependency Injection is sometimes difficult to understand, it’s actually quite straight forward to use for testing.

Here’s a simple guide on how to configure IntelliJ IDEA to use Karma/Jasmine to run Angular tests

Tests help safely refactor your code base in order to prevent inevitable code rot.

I recently wrote a post about when it’s appropriate to use CSS classes. In it, I made the case that HTML5 Data-* attributes can be used instead of CSS classes to identify elements on a page. In this post, I’ll describe exactly how to…

As the practice of Continuous Delivery enters the mainstream of software development, it’s important to understand its impact on every aspect of building and releasing software products from software engineering to quality assurance,…

Do you want to use Test Driven Development in your daily work but lack the necessary motivation? Do you have the nagging feeling that TDD could use more nagging to make you get things done? If this describes you, then you should…

In a previous post on Agile testing, I looked at how Microsoft Test Manager and Twist from ThoughtWorks Studios allow QA and Devs to collaborate on creation of functional tests. In this post, I will examine how well each tool allows…

One of the key tenets of agile development is that testing is a shared responsibility. Everyone on the team is expected to figure out what to test and to test the product. In essence, the entire team co-owns all tests. Yet some types…

Microsoft held its annual web development focused conference MIX in Las Vegas last week. Although Windows Phone development was the hot topic, there were also a number of great talks on web development topics (especially JavaScript).…

Recently, I ran across a test someone wrote to verify functionality offered by a 3rd party framework. This didn’t seem right and here’s why. When you write a test, you’re basically saying the following: “Friends, Romans, countrymen,…

To create good web applications, you need to test them. To test effectively, you need a good Web UI testing framework (which I will abbreviate as WUITF for the rest of this post. Catchy, no?). So, What Makes a Good WUITF? At its most…

I’ve put together a short list of books any software developer would greatly benefit from. Enjoy! Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship, Robert Martin Maintainability is arguably the most important aspect of good…