Order of Tests

David, You are welcome, and I fully understand how you are positioned. I am in the same boat with an older project that I have been working on for the last 12 months, it isn't that I don't do TDD it is just that this Application is so huge I am only adopting the TDD for new features. BTW, I suggest that along with TDD (Test Driven Development) that one also look into Agile Methodologies as well. Combined they make for a better, faster development process. BTW if you think about it, most developers use a TDD approach anyway. Just that it is usually the test that are run last, then fix any problems. So can be hard to get to switch people around to test first, refactor, test etc. Andrew Scott Senior Coldfusion Developer Aegeon Pty. Ltd. www.aegeon.com.au Phone: +613  8676 4223 Mobile: 0404 998 273 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 > > > >