Feb 18, 2021Unit testing tools for IntelliJVarious tools exist that can make unit testing less complicated and time-consuming. Diffblue Cover is just one example; this tool automatically creates human-readable Java unit tests, increasing test coverage and helping you find regressions in future code changes. …Unit Testing2 min readUnit Testing2 min read
Feb 16, 20214 Reasons Why Unit Testing Is Worth ItOur DevOps and Testing Report clearly lays out the problems that organizations face when it comes to unit testing. …Software Development2 min readSoftware Development2 min read
Feb 8, 2021The Best Unit Testing Tutorials for Spring and Spring BootSpring and Spring Boot are well-known frameworks full of great features that are commonly used when developing Java applications, thanks to their comprehensive nature. Testing your Spring applications is important, and it may be more straightforward than you think. If you need an introduction to Spring Boot testing in general…Unit Testing2 min readUnit Testing2 min read
Jan 28, 2021Testing Underlines Gartner’s Top 10 Technology Trends Impacting DevOpsTesting early is a foundational part of embracing DevOps and modernizing your team. This idea has been emphasized recently in Gartner’s new infographic: the Top 10 Technology Trends Impacting DevOps. We know that testing is imperative when it comes to delivering quality products; however as trends push everything to be…DevOps4 min readDevOps4 min read
Jan 15, 2021Puppet’s 2020 State Of DevOps Report: Lack of tests is the top DevOps challengeI have long been an admirer of the Puppet Labs “ State Of DevOps Report “ and it is required annual reading as both a real-world benchmark of DevOps adoption, and for its cogent analysis of inhibitors and accelerators that correlate with DevOps maturity. The 2020 report came out right…Software Development3 min readSoftware Development3 min read
Published inCodeX·Nov 3, 2020How unit regression tests could have spotted a bug in the NHS COVID-19 AppUnit regression tests are tests that run early in the development process and find coding errors that break something that used to work (i.e., a regression). A tool like Diffblue Cover can write such unit regression tests automatically. A very good example of the prevalence of regressions problem in software…Sofware Development3 min readSofware Development3 min read
Published inCodeX·Oct 26, 2020What US vs. UK software developers think about automationIn the last year, we’ve surveyed hundreds of developers in the US and the UK about their preferences on topics ranging from DevOps, to testing, to the characteristics they like and dislike in a workplace, and what software quality means to them. On many things, the two groups are in…Software Development5 min readSoftware Development5 min read
Oct 6, 2020Writing Effective Unit Regression TestsSuppose you have spent the day coding a new feature in your application. You now need to write unit tests for the code you’ve just added. What test cases should you write for your code? Do you write tests so all lines are covered? All branches? …DevOps4 min readDevOps4 min read
Sep 17, 2020What Makes a Good Test Input for Black-Box Testing?Today, we’re going to look at unit testing in general, and then focus on what makes good and bad test inputs. There are two main approaches to unit testing: black-box testing, which focuses on the way the code would be used, and white-box testing, which focuses on the way the…DevOps4 min readDevOps4 min read
Published inDev Genius·Sep 14, 2020How to Write Better Unit Test AssertionsMost unit tests are organized in 3 sections: Arrange: set up the environment and prepare a bunch of objects to run the unit under test Act: call the unit under test Assert: check that outputs and side effects of the unit under test are as expected These three sections are…Unit Testing5 min readUnit Testing5 min read
