From: nathaniel@...
Date: 2002-02-24T12:43:32+09:00
Subject: [ANN] TestUnit 0.1.0

From the README:

Unit testing is making waves all over the place, largely due to the
fact that it is a core practice of XP. While XP is great, unit testing
has been around for a long time and has always been a good idea. One
of the keys to good unit testing, though, is not just writing tests,
but having tests. What's the difference? Well, if you just _write_ a
test and throw it away, you have no guarantee that something won't
change later which breaks your code. If, on the other hand, you _have_
tests (obviously you have to write them first), and run them as often
as possible, you slowly build up a wall of things that cannot break
without you immediately knowing about it. This is when unit testing
hits its peak usefulness.

Enter Test::Unit, a framework for unit testing in Ruby, helping you to
design, debug and evaluate your code by making it easy to write and
have tests for it.


This is exactly the same thing as is bundled with the newest Windows
Installer, just wrapped up nice so everyone can use it.

What's to check out in this version?
	* RubyUnit compatibility
	* Easy running (just require 'test/unit')
	* RDoc documentation

The biggest unknown in this release is the RubyUnit compatibility layer;
I've done all I can to make it work like RubyUnit, but I'm very unsure
as to how comprehensive the compatibility is. Oh, and I haven't used the
GTK or Fox TestRunners in a while, so I have no earthly idea if they
even still start up. So check it out, and let me know what breaks!

Grab the fun at http://testunit.talbott.ws/.

Happy testing,


Nathaniel

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