ASP.NET MVC: Episode 3 with Charlie Poole – Returning Blog Entries

Published December 31st, 2008 Under Unit Testing | Leave a Comment

In this third episode, Stephen Walther and Charlie Poole build tests that verify that their blog can return blog entries. They build unit tests for the case when there are no entries returned and the case when a single entry is returned.

http://www.asp.net/learn/mvc-videos/video-407.aspx

Visual Studio Debugger Tips & Tricks

Published December 30th, 2008 Under Software Testing | Leave a Comment

The Visual Studio Debugger provides a slew of features that make the task of debugging both easier and more efficient. Learn about time-saving tips and tricks for all versions of the Visual Studio Debugger, including the new debugger features in Visual Studio 2010. Hear about the new mixed-mode debugging feature, the breakpoints window enhancements, the new WPF visualizers, and a number of other features. Also learn about thread debugging enhancements, new features for making stepping into properties easier, and more. Join us as we crack open the toolbox and walk through some of the debugger’s best practices.

http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/TL59/

Creating a new feature via TDD – Part 2

Published December 23rd, 2008 Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

In this episode Kyle Baley and I walk though creating a new feature for DimeCasts.net via remote pairing. This is the 2nd part of our pairing session, in this session we will fill out the application logic to allow our test to pass.

http://www.dimecasts.net/Content/WatchEpisode/71

Improving Code Quality with Code Analysis

Published December 17th, 2008 Under Software Testing | Leave a Comment

Learn how to catch critical bugs earlier in the development cycle by identifying issues such as buffer overruns and SQL injection attacks before they actually cause a security exploit. The Code Analysis features in Microsoft Visual Studio help you tune application security, robustness, performance, and more. Learn about Code Analysis (for native and managed) and how to apply it effectively within your team’s development lifecycle. Also hear about new features in Visual Studio 2010, including the new Rule Sets feature that makes it easy to manage, configure, and maintain rules.

http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/TL60/

PDC 2008 Panel: The Future of Unit Testing

Published December 17th, 2008 Under Software Testing, Unit Testing | Leave a Comment

Unit testing means different things to different people. To Agile developers, it enables Test Driven Development. To researchers, it enables test generation from static and dynamic analysis. To others, it’s a means to test protocols, APIs, and other functionality below the presentation layer. Others still see it as a means to do conformance testing. Hear four experts debate the perspectives on the advances of the last decade and the trends of the next. Audience participation is encouraged. Panel with Jim Newkirk, Nikolai Tillmann, Euan Garden, Peter Provost.

http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/TL61/

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