http://almaer.com/blog/capturing-apis-and-prototyping-with-unit-test-suites blogging about life, the universe, and everything tech Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:06:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://almaer.com/blog/capturing-apis-and-prototyping-with-unit-test-suites/comment-page-1#comment-19153 Bruce Snyder Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:28:23 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog2/capturing-apis-and-prototyping-with-unit-test-suites#comment-19153 Actually I tend to like to poke through unit tests in a project in order to learn how to use it too. The great part about this is that the project committers have already done the work for you. Actually I tend to like to poke through unit tests in a project in order to learn how to use it too. The great part about this is that the project committers have already done the work for you.

]]> http://almaer.com/blog/capturing-apis-and-prototyping-with-unit-test-suites/comment-page-1#comment-19152 Prashant Rane Fri, 18 Feb 2005 21:11:29 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog2/capturing-apis-and-prototyping-with-unit-test-suites#comment-19152 Stuart Halloway talked about it at No Fluff Just Stuff about an year ago. He coined the term "Explorative Testing". Same idea as you described, write unit tests to build your understanding of an API you are planning on picking up. The tests also serves as a knowledge base that you can get back to in future to see how certain things are done. Stuart Halloway talked about it at No Fluff Just Stuff about an year ago. He coined the term “Explorative Testing”. Same idea as you described, write unit tests to build your understanding of an API you are planning on picking up. The tests also serves as a knowledge base that you can get back to in future to see how certain things are done.

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