From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2002-03-14T07:38:03+09:00
Subject: Re: testunit - setup -> set_up ?

"Nathaniel Talbott" <nathaniel@talbott.ws> writes:

> For #setup, there is another issue: it fails silently. I've converted
> code from Lapidary to Test::Unit several times and had it suddenly stop
> working. Aack! What's wrong? Oh, I forgot to rename #setup to #set_up.
> This is dangerous and just plain aggravating. There are two solutions.
> One is to issue a warning if you have a method named #setup. Another is
> to alias #setup to #set_up (actually it's not as simple as aliasing,
> which is part of why I don't like this option, but I can do it).

Nathaniel:

I agree with you about aliasing.

I'd suggest simply going with #setup and dropping #set_up.

Like it or not, xUnit is pretty much the de facto framework
now. Bucking that will inevitably bite people. While set_up might be
correct, #setup is probably right.

Dave