Archive for October, 2005

When Testing Goes Wild.. Or When Do I Need Tests?

October 10, 2005

I say test every public method; but that doesn’t mean property getters and setters (mutators) unless they do something more than simply set or return values. Sometimes, it makes sense to have a property that derives a value or returns a new object when one doesn’t already exist, etc.
Creating tests for private methods is debatable. [...]

Under the Radar

October 10, 2005

Typically, companies who attempt agile methodologies whether Scrum, XP, Crystal, etc, do so because someone in a position of influence has read somewhere that the new way to improve quality and deliver value is through the use of these new(ish), trendy methods. What they usually aren’t prepared for is the loss of familiar project tracking [...]