Order of Tests

hi Andrew, Thanks for the input, and as much as I would love to do "real" TDD, that method of developement isn't used where I work. Cheers, David > I am going to give some very helpful advice here. > > Read up on Test Driven Development, and remember that you are going to need > to think differently as well. TDD, which is Test Driven Development is a way > to write code in small chunks and get the tests to pass as you develop. > > Why is that important, is answered in a book called Test Driven Development > by Kent Beck. The idea is that as you develop you are refactoring your code > by test development to cover all your code with unit testing. > > This form of development is slower, and complex to get your head around if > you are not used to it. But trust me you'll notice the benefits when it > comes to maintenance and unforseen problems down the track. > > Another thing to remember is something called Mock objects, these can be > very handy in a situation like you described because you can create a mock > object and then test for its destruction as what you need to do. Also Mock > objects are very good for DAO, TAO and such because you are writing tests > that mimic what they should do and in these cases wouldn't write data back > to the database if they are mock objects. > > Sorry to be a pain and throw this at you, but I think it is important to > understand Test Driven Development first and how it works to benefit and > appreciate it. > > > > > Andrew Scott > Senior Coldfusion Developer > Aegeon Pty. Ltd. > www.aegeon.com.au > Phone:+613 8676 4223 > Mobile: 0404 998 273 > > > >