Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with NUnit, 2nd Edition

Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with NUnit, 2nd Edition

By Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas, Matt Hargett,

Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Number Of Pages: 239
Publication Date: 2007-08-30
Sales Rank: 5474
ISBN / ASIN: 0977616673
EAN: 9780977616671
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Studio: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Average Rating: 5

The NIST estimates that poor testing costs the US economy $60 billion annually. This book gives teams straightforward and proven ways to introduce unit testing into their process, resulting in higher quality and fewer bugs.

All over the world, software teams are using unit testing both to verify their code and as a way of helping them design better code. This book is unique in the way it covers two aspects: showing developers both how to test and helping them determine what to test.

New in the second edition:

Updated for NUnit 2.4 (.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005)
More assert methods
New String and Collection assertion support
Better support for multiple-platform development
Higher-level setup and teardown fixtures
Whole new chapter on extending NUnit
and more!

Review:

Good book

If you are thinking about using NUnit, or (like me) are already using it but want to get some insight from those who have been using it a lot, this is a good book. I must admit that I knew I was going to like the book when the authors state at the beginning that "Separation of Concerns is probably the single most important concept in software design and implementation."

The book introduces the reader to NUnit and how to use it in code, but its strength is in helping you learn how to write good tests that in return help you design better code.

Review:

Good introduction to NUnit

I was using NUnit within an hour of reading this book. I found it very easy to read. It has helped me transition into a Test Driven Development frame of mind.

Just using NUnit to write test fixtures for existing code reveals instantly where code should be refactored due to high level of dependency. I recommend this to every .NET developer.

Review:

Clear and concise

The message of this book is: responsible developers unit test, and it's easy to do, so do it! If you're tired of reading 800 page books that should've been 200 pages, then you will find this book a refreshing change. It gets straight to the point, explaining in an easy-to-read style how to unit test .NET applications, including how to install & use the popular NUnit & NMock tools. It also explains how to design effective unit tests, and what to do in common problem situations (such as incomplete requirements). It is a great first book on unit testing for .NET, but since it is a pragmatic guide it does not cover the more esoteric, quirky issues you may run into. It also does not discuss or promote test-driven development techniques and theories. It is strictly a nuts & bolts discussion of .NET unit testing with NUnit & NMock, but if you need to be unit testing today (not next month), then this is the book to get.

Review:

Highly recommended for any programmer

he collaboration of andy Hunt and Dave Thomas (partners in The Pragmatic Programmers LLC, developers of complex software systems), Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with NUnit is the second of the three volume "The Pragmatic Starter Kit" series. Offering the reader instruction in how to write better, cleaner code faster with fewer bugs regardless of one's programming language, and how to use the freely available NUnit library in C# for unit testing, Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with NUnit combines thorough instructions with sample code and expert debugging tips, tricks, and techniques. Highly recommended for any programmer seeking to improve and polish his or her skills.

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