Comments on: Daily Links http://artlung.com/blog/2007/02/21/daily-links-79/ Blogging sporadically since February 2001. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:12:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sassy http://artlung.com/blog/2007/02/21/daily-links-79/#comment-126147 Sassy Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:50:17 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2007/02/21/daily-links-79/#comment-126147 I exclusively use .NET these days ... haven't touched PHP in quite awhile (aside from tweaking my wordpress presentation) I'm at a point where I won't even think of writing code without unit tests. as you said - it's simply too hard to maintain a large codebase without them. I exclusively use .NET these days … haven’t touched PHP in quite awhile (aside from tweaking my wordpress presentation)

I’m at a point where I won’t even think of writing code without unit tests. as you said – it’s simply too hard to maintain a large codebase without them.

]]> By: Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/blog/2007/02/21/daily-links-79/#comment-125165 Joe Crawford Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:14:00 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2007/02/21/daily-links-79/#comment-125165 Really Sassy -- cool -- in .NET or in PHP as well? Working on some complex software in current dayjob, and the complexity can only be managed if the shiznit works. When it fails, it tends to do so opaquely -- is it the database? is it the sessions? is it the object, if so which one? is it a dumb html or javascript error? What I want is sets of test data that will tell me what is working. Really Sassy—cool—in .NET or in PHP as well?

Working on some complex software in current dayjob, and the complexity can only be managed if the shiznit works. When it fails, it tends to do so opaquely—is it the database? is it the sessions? is it the object, if so which one? is it a dumb html or javascript error? What I want is sets of test data that will tell me what is working.

]]> By: Sassy http://artlung.com/blog/2007/02/21/daily-links-79/#comment-125143 Sassy Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:57:05 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2007/02/21/daily-links-79/#comment-125143 I am a huge unit test proponent and write a TON of tests these days. If there is one skill that I think will help you write better software - it is unit testing. I am a huge unit test proponent and write a TON of tests these days. If there is one skill that I think will help you write better software – it is unit testing.

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