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Software Testing ebook
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Missing benefit of unit tests-- speed #61

Closed carols10cents closed 9 years ago

carols10cents commented 9 years ago

In 13.1, in my opinion one of the biggest benefits of unit tests is missing from the list-- how friggin fast they are! You usually don't have to spend a lot of time setting up a lot of interconnected components, or opening browsers, or querying databases, or waiting on the network. The faster your tests run, the more feedback coverage you can get out of the fixed amount of time you have before you get bored waiting for your tests to finish.

laboon commented 9 years ago

!!! Did I not mention this?!?! It definitely needs to be said. Thanks!

carols10cents commented 9 years ago

You do have a list item for faster turnaround time, but that's explained in comparison to waiting for a build or waiting for a tester to look at it. I was hoping for a comparison to systems level tests, which the paragraph right before the list of benefits starts to hint at, but doesn't call out directly.

laboon commented 9 years ago

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