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For questions about NUnit, an open source unit testing framework for Microsoft .NET.

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How do we make unit tests run fast?

We have reached the point in our project where we have almost a thousand tests and people have stopped bothering with running them before doing a check in because it takes so long. At best they run the tests that are relevant to the piece of code…
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What is the best unit test framework for .NET and why?

It seems to me that everyone uses NUnit without even considering the other options. I think this is because: Everyone is familiar with it already so they won't have to learn a new API. It is already set up with their continuous integration server…
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How to structure unit tests for a GUI app using C# and NUnit

I've been asked to do a small side-project to supply a simple application to one of our customers. Normally I would be working on back-end code where I have all of my testing needs figured out, and I've not yet had the dubious pleasure of writing…
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How does NUnit for C# compare with Unit Test facility integrated with Visual Studio

I need to work in a team to develop a mid scale Desktop application developed using C# .NET. Prior to this, I have not applied Unit Testing and Test Driven Development. I am aware that there exists many tools and framework for Unit Testing C#…
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Where should I draw the line between unit tests and integration tests? Should they be separate?

I have a small MVC framework I've been working on. It's code base definitely isn't big, but it's not longer just a couple of classes. I finally decided to take the plunge and start writing tests for it(yes, I know I should've been doing that all…
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Long-Term Strategy For Implementing a QA System?

I have been given the task of implementing some QA testing into a massive existing system. We're going to start out with system-level tests and might add unit tests if it is deemed necessary. I don't really know where to start. I'm thinking of…
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Should the expected value be hard-coded into the Assert

My own personal preference would be to use a variable, but maybe there are reasons against this? I haven't been able to find any resources that state the pros or cons of using one of these over the other. Option 1: [TestClass] public…
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BDD in .NET - Chicken or Egg or..?

Predicate: I'm brand new to BDD / TDD, but I've done my homework. I'm trying to put everything I've read / learned into practice with VS2010, SpecFlow and NUnit. Things are working, but it's quickly becoming a chicken / egg scenario within a blur of…
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Dealing with resistance to testing code

I've recently switched jobs. At my previous job, everyone wrote tests and we were all in a happy place. In my new role, I've been asked to setup CI and testing. I'm experiencing some resistance to testing from some developers and wondered if…
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How can I test parts of my application against the output of third party application?

I have a fairly new C# application, approximately 6 months old, that we are now trying to incorporate testing into. (Should have been done from the start but I can't change the past) Parts of this application involve pushing some documents out to a…
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Should all class public methods come from an interface?

I'm currently learning about TDD techniques, one of the suggestion is to test only public methods and skip the private ones. I have also been reading about Mocking. If I want to mock a certain method, then it needs to come from an interface or be…
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Making Separate Assemblies For Different Types Of Tests For The Same Component?

I was told by a few members here that splitting up my unit tests into different assemblies for different components is the best way to structure unit tests. Now, I have a few questions about that idea. What are the advantages of this?…
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NUnit SetUp and TearDown

I have some experience in MS Test but new to NUnit. Whether NUnit [Setup] is corresponding to [ClassInitialize] or [TestInitialize] in MS Test? What is the NUnit attribute corresponding to…
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How to prepare for INTERVIEW with PAIR PROGRAMMING (C#)

I have a stage in an interview process where I am supposed to do pair programming, or at least they want to see me working in Visual Studio with an experienced developer. This is a company promoting Scrum. How should I behave? How should I…
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Interested in Feedback on QA System Design

I'm in the beginning phases of creating a QA system and I want to make sure that the design decisions that I'm making now make sense and won't bite me in the butt later on. If you have even the slightest nit-picky thing or whatever, please post,…
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