Adding to the kipple... One post at a time.http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesnewkirk/atom.aspxTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)2007-06-25T08:47:00Zhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesnewkirk/archive/2008/06/28/lessons-learned-in-programmer-testing.aspx2008-06-29T05:36:34Z2008-06-29T05:36:34Z<p>I just posted a the presentation and sample code from the Lessons Learned in Programmer Testing sessions that I did at a few conferences this summer. Click <a href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/2008/06/lessons-learned.html">here</a> for the details. </p><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8665656" width="1" height="1">jamesnewkirkhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesnewkirk/archive/2008/06/27/expectedexception-considered-harmful.aspx2008-06-27T23:10:00Z2008-06-27T23:10:00ZI have written a blog post&nbsp;detailing the issues that I have with ExpectedException. Also, I am not just complaining, I have ported in a sense the Assert.Throws method that Brad and I wrote for <A class="" href="http://codeplex.com/xunit" mce_href="http://codeplex.com/xunit">xUnit.net</A> to make it work in NUnit and the testing tool in Visual Studio Team System. You can read about it <A class="" href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/2008/06/replacing-expec.html" mce_href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/2008/06/replacing-expec.html">here</A>. <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8662770" width="1" height="1">jamesnewkirkhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesnewkirk/archive/2008/04/23/xunit-net-v1-0-released.aspx2008-04-24T04:14:00Z2008-04-24T04:14:00Z<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>We released xUnit.net 1.0 today! </FONT><A href="http://www.codeplex.com/xunit/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=12516"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>Download</FONT></A><FONT face=Calibri size=3>, </FONT><A class="" href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/" mce_href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>blog post</FONT></A><FONT face=Calibri size=3>.</FONT></P><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8420372" width="1" height="1">jamesnewkirkhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesnewkirk/archive/2008/03/16/xunit-net-rc2-released.aspx2008-03-17T02:27:00Z2008-03-17T02:27:00Z<P>Brad Wilson and I released xUnit.net v1.0(RC2) today. Brad has the details on his <A class="" href="http://bradwilson.typepad.com/blog/2008/03/xunitnet-10-rc2.html" mce_href="http://bradwilson.typepad.com/blog/2008/03/xunitnet-10-rc2.html">blog</A>. </P> <P>&nbsp;You can download the release on CodePlex <A class="" href="http://www.codeplex.com/xunit/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=9681" mce_href="http://www.codeplex.com/xunit/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=9681">here</A>. </P> <P mce_keep="true">&nbsp;</P><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8274469" width="1" height="1">jamesnewkirkhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesnewkirk/archive/2007/10/20/the-codeplex-team-and-the-patterns-practices-summit.aspx2007-10-21T02:56:00Z2007-10-21T02:56:00Z<P>The CodePlex team will be well represented again at the patterns &amp; practices Summit in Redmond, WA - November 5-9, 2007 . We will be presenting or co-presenting the following sessions:</P> <UL> <LI>"Yet Another Talk on Agility" - Brad Wilson and Peter Provost</LI> <LI>Dependency Injection Frameworks - Brad Wilson and Scott Densmore</LI> <LI>EntLib Devolved - Scott Densmore</LI> <LI>Make It Your Own - Scott Densmore</LI> <LI>Lessons Learned in Programmer Testing - Jim Newkirk</LI> <LI>CodePlex is sponsoring an evening event on Tuesday titled "Open Source in the Enterprise".</LI></UL> <P>Peter's not on the CodePlex team but we like him just the same. For additonal information on the summit and all of the sessions please click <A class="" href="http://www.pnpsummit.com/west2007.aspx" mce_href="http://www.pnpsummit.com/west2007.aspx">here</A>. </P><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5558095" width="1" height="1">jamesnewkirkhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesnewkirk/archive/2007/09/20/announcing-xunit-net.aspx2007-09-21T01:10:00Z2007-09-21T01:10:00ZI have just blogged about a new testing framework that <A class="" href="http://www.agileprogrammer.com/dotnetguy/" mce_href="http://www.agileprogrammer.com/dotnetguy/">Brad Wilson</A> and I have developed. Click <A class="" href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/2007/09/announcing-xuni.html" mce_href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/2007/09/announcing-xuni.html">here</A> for details.&nbsp; <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5019863" width="1" height="1">jamesnewkirkhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesnewkirk/archive/2007/09/15/why-you-should-not-use-setup-and-teardown-in-nunit.aspx2007-09-16T01:48:00Z2007-09-16T01:48:00ZI just posted my thoughts about Setup and Teardown at my new blog home. Click <A class="" href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/2007/09/why-you-should-.html" mce_href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/2007/09/why-you-should-.html">here</A>. <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4933924" width="1" height="1">jamesnewkirkhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesnewkirk/archive/2007/06/30/nunit-converter-v1-1-moved-from-gotdotnet.aspx2007-07-01T03:30:00Z2007-07-01T03:30:00ZDue to the shutdown of GotDotNet I have moved the NUnit Converter V1.1 to <A class="" href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/nunit_converter_v11.html" mce_href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/nunit_converter_v11.html">here</A>. <STRONG>Note: This is not a new version</STRONG>. If you have comments or questions please let me know. <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3633204" width="1" height="1">jamesnewkirkhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesnewkirk/archive/2007/06/30/xunit-test-patterns-and-better-software-development-for-agile-teams.aspx2007-07-01T02:30:00Z2007-07-01T02:30:00Z<P>These two books were recently published by Addison-Wesley. For a blog post on each book see the following on my new blog: </P> <UL> <LI><A class="" href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/2007/06/xunit-test-patt.html" mce_href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/2007/06/xunit-test-patt.html">xUnit Test Patterns</A>&nbsp;by Gerard Meszaros</LI> <LI><A class="" href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/2007/06/its-not-about-t.html" mce_href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/2007/06/its-not-about-t.html">Better Software Development for Agile Teams</A> by Will Stott and James Newkirk</LI></UL> <P>If you have any questions please let me know. Will and I look forward to your feedback on our book. </P><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3632344" width="1" height="1">jamesnewkirkhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesnewkirk/archive/2007/06/25/test-driven-development-in-microsoft-net-supplemental-material.aspx2007-06-25T18:47:00Z2007-06-25T18:47:00ZDue to the closing of GotDotNet I have moved the supplemental material (sample chapter and source code) to <A class="" href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/tdd.html" mce_href="http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com/posts/tdd.html">here</A>. If you have any questions please let me know. <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3521972" width="1" height="1">jamesnewkirkhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashx