[erlang-questions] Unit testing code - whence?

[Gianfranco Alongi]

I disagree.
Putting your tests in another module will actually force you to think more
of your design, making the application/lib more testable without being
necessarily more "open". Another huge win is that you will have a cleaner
implementation module. And you will be able to easily mix and match
revisions of code and tests. /G

On 6 Jul 2011 06:33, "Jon Watte" <jwatte@REDACTED> wrote:

Unit tests in a different module means you have to open your module up a lot
more than if the tests are in the same module.

Generally, I write the code, then I include_lib eunit.hrl, then I write the
unit tests. That can all be wrapped in conditional compilation if you need
to. However, when just developing new functions, I typically put the tests
right by the functions they're testing, and only when I'm done do I move
them to the end of the file.

Works for me/us! Your mileage may vary.

Sincerely,

jw


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On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Alex Arnon <alex.arnon@REDACTED> wrote:

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