I'm never sure if I should post these in the Software or Development forum...
On my project I am currently going through and building out a full unit and integration test framework for my code. I opted not to go a single compiled C route for security reasons, so I am working with several variations and implementations of the same code base in different languages. Ever heard that saying that for each line of code you should have 5 lines of test code? Ya... my solution files are getting huge now.
The reason for developing such a large and thorough test framework is simple, I wish to sell my company and it's software and the buyer will almost certainly want tested code. The tricky part is that I'm one of the few developers who is still hardcore against unit testing because of the severe design implications. While I have solid integration tests for each SDK and service, my unit tests often borderline as integration. Regardless, it tests the functionality of the code and will be well received by serious potential buyers.
There are two groups I wish to address here:
Entrepreneurial Software Developers:
Entrepreneurs Who Outsource Development:
Are you planning on selling your proprietary software company?
If yes, what are your plans for test frameworks?
Do you already create test frameworks for everything or what are your plans?
Thought it would be interesting to get another business perspective on it for small businesses.
As for what inspired this post, I started blogging for self-branding (I hate self branding hahaha) and here's the high level reason why I despise unit testing. If you're not a dev, don't worry about it haha.
David Knise | How Unit Tests Often Break Encapsulation
On my project I am currently going through and building out a full unit and integration test framework for my code. I opted not to go a single compiled C route for security reasons, so I am working with several variations and implementations of the same code base in different languages. Ever heard that saying that for each line of code you should have 5 lines of test code? Ya... my solution files are getting huge now.
The reason for developing such a large and thorough test framework is simple, I wish to sell my company and it's software and the buyer will almost certainly want tested code. The tricky part is that I'm one of the few developers who is still hardcore against unit testing because of the severe design implications. While I have solid integration tests for each SDK and service, my unit tests often borderline as integration. Regardless, it tests the functionality of the code and will be well received by serious potential buyers.
There are two groups I wish to address here:
Entrepreneurial Software Developers:
Entrepreneurs Who Outsource Development:
Are you planning on selling your proprietary software company?
If yes, what are your plans for test frameworks?
Do you already create test frameworks for everything or what are your plans?
Thought it would be interesting to get another business perspective on it for small businesses.
As for what inspired this post, I started blogging for self-branding (I hate self branding hahaha) and here's the high level reason why I despise unit testing. If you're not a dev, don't worry about it haha.
David Knise | How Unit Tests Often Break Encapsulation
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