November 2008 - Posts

• Consider replacing strings with Enums in resource references.

  Consider replacing strings with Enums in resource references. I see code like this all the time in test and XNA and I really dislike it. MyCustomResourceClass resources = new MyCustomResourceClass(); MyImageClass currentImage = resources[ "Image 1.jpg" Read More... Posted Friday, November 21, 2008 11:53 PM by SaintD | 0 Comments

• The right and wrong way to create unique data for tests.

  I have noticed some code in various places that creates some conditions for mysterious test failures. You know the kind; “It works on my machine but will never seem to run in the lab.” In our tests its sometimes desirable to have a unique identifier. Read More... Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 9:55 PM by SaintD | 0 Comments