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ExpectedException considered harmful!
I have written a blog post 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 xUnit.net to make it work in NUnit and the testing tool in Read More...
xUnit.net v1.0 Released
We released xUnit.net 1.0 today! Download , blog post . Read More...
xUnit.net v1.0(RC2) Released
Brad Wilson and I released xUnit.net v1.0(RC2) today. Brad has the details on his blog . You can download the release on CodePlex here . Read More...
The CodePlex Team and the patterns & practices Summit
The CodePlex team will be well represented again at the patterns & practices Summit in Redmond, WA - November 5-9, 2007 . We will be presenting or co-presenting the following sessions: "Yet Another Talk on Agility" - Brad Wilson and Peter Provost Read More...
Announcing xUnit.net
I have just blogged about a new testing framework that Brad Wilson and I have developed. Click here for details. Read More...
Why you should not use Setup and Teardown in NUnit
I just posted my thoughts about Setup and Teardown at my new blog home. Click here . Read More...
xUnit Test Patterns and Better Software Development for Agile Teams
These two books were recently published by Addison-Wesley. For a blog post on each book see the following on my new blog: xUnit Test Patterns by Gerard Meszaros Better Software Development for Agile Teams by Will Stott and James Newkirk If you have any Read More...
Test-Driven Development in Microsoft .NET Supplemental Material
Due to the closing of GotDotNet I have moved the supplemental material (sample chapter and source code) to here . If you have any questions please let me know. Read More...
Moving Day
I have decided for a number of reasons to move my blog to a new address. The new address is http://jamesnewkirk.typepad.com . For a few posts I will be cross-posting but about a month from now I will be at the new address exclusively. Please join me at Read More...
How to make sense of Code Coverage metrics
(co-authored with Brad Wilson ) Even since the release of Visual Studio Team System 2005 with easy to use code coverage tools, people inside (and outside) of Microsoft have been talking about what it means. The most common approach we've seen is for a Read More...
CodePlex is Hiring
Would you like to work on the CodePlex project? Now is your chance to participate in the further development of the website. The CodePlex team has an open web developer position. For details click here . Read More...
IEEE Software Special Issue on Test-Driven Development
There will be a special issue of IEEE Software focusing on Test-Driven Development. The submission deadline is December 1, 2006. Clieck here for details. Read More...
The CodePlex Team and the patterns & practices Summit
The CodePlex team will be well represented (in fact you might get sick of us) at the patterns & practices Summit in Redmond, WA - October 9-12, 2006 . We will be presenting or co-presenting the following sessions: Application Frameworks in IT - Jonathan Read More...
Pondering TDD in Microsoft .NET, Second Edition
I have been getting asked quite a bit lately about updating the Test-Driven Development book. A number of things have changed since the book was published. Among them is .NET 2.0 has shipped, Visual Studio Team System has an integrated unit testing tool, Read More...
ARC 206 - Evolving to Patterns at TechEd
I will be in Boston for TechEd in June to present a talk about design patterns and (IMO) how best to use them in your everyday development. In the past I have found design patterns talks less than inspiring. They tend to be just a presentation of a catalog. Read More...
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