#testing

Bugs only exist in software because we as developers introduce them. We don't mean to introduce them however there is no denying that they exist and that we've all come across them at some point in the software that we use. Thankfully there are a range of testing techniques that we can empl…

When writing a class or method, the way that I view other classes that want to use my class is as my enemies (even if I’m writing the other classes!). That might should dramatic but I take the approach that what ever is going to use my class might not properly understand the class and feed it junk.…

On a project recently I had to develop some model classes that would be populated upon creation from a web service. A requirement was that once the model object where created they should not be altered. As I wasn't the sole coder on this project I decided to defend these objects and ensure that…

Both Boundary Value Analysis (BVA) and Equivalence Partitioning (EP) are test case design strategies in black box testing. As with any mildly complex piece of software it is impossible to exhaustively test it so we must ensure that the tests we do perform are as efficient and effective as possible.…