- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:55:38 +0000 (UTC)
- To: www-qa@w3.org
"5 Good Practice C: Write sample code or tests" -- another technique is to go back and create new tests for old sections once the sections are better understood and more mature. It also helps to write tests that check the interactions of different sections. Also, especially when using test assertions, the temptation is to have one (or more) tests per assertion. However, one must absolutely check the _interactions_ of assertions, as that is where most bugs are likely to be found. For example, the two assertions "when X happens, A must happen" and "when Y happens, B must happen" can be tested individually, but they must also be checked together, to ensure that if X and Y both happen, first A happens then B happens, etc. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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