How I use Test-Driven Development (TDD)
There’s a lot of dogma out there about TDD. Instead of more dogma, here is how I use TDD in LabVIEW to help me write better code faster.
Category: Unit Testing
Tests are like bicycle helmets
Listening to a podcast and heard: “You would never put a kid on a bicycle without a helmet, so why teach someone to code without tests?”
Unit Testing on Real Time Targets
There is a lot of information about Unit Testing in LabVIEW, but not about Unit Testing for Real-Time targets. Learn how to test on LVRT.
Importance of practice – Katas
Playful practice is important. We need an arena with no consequences where we can try out different ideas to see which ones work best. Kata gives us this arena.
Unit Testing And Seams
Adding seams to your code is a technique that makes it easier to use test doubles or mock objects to test hard-to-test-code.
Distributing Test Doubles and Mocks
How do you distribute reusable test code such as Test Doubles and Mock Objects? I hadn’t thought about it until a student in my Unit Testing Workshop asked.
Unit Testing Workshop Lessons Learned
In January we ran our first Unit Testing Workshop. It went well but we learned a few things that are going to make the next class even better.
Unit Testing – Tips For Getting Started
Is one of your goals to learn unit testing? If not, perhaps it should be. Here are some tips and tricks for getting started.
Stop Asking Permission
Stop treating refactoring and unit testing as separate activities. They are integral to writing code.
Caraya Review
Caraya is another popular unit test tool out there for LabVIEW. It can also be used as an assertion tool.
