From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,571c28a42bd74584 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-11-19 21:06:58 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!xfer13.netnews.com!netnews.com!feed2.news.rcn.net!rcn!chnws02.mediaone.net!chnws05.ne.mediaone.net!24.128.8.202!typhoon.ne.mediaone.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Subject: Re: AUnit From: Ed Falis Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Message-ID: References: <3A18A3C7.BBB@li.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Newsreader: Pineapple News 0.8.7 [SKYLAB BETA], BeOS (Intel) 5.0.3 X-Program-URL: http://www.concentric.net/~brunsona/pineapplenews.html Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 05:06:54 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.91.79.5 X-Complaints-To: abuse@mediaone.net X-Trace: typhoon.ne.mediaone.net 974696814 24.91.79.5 (Mon, 20 Nov 2000 00:06:54 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 00:06:54 EST Organization: Road Runner Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:2254 Date: 2000-11-20T05:06:54+00:00 List-Id: Vincent Marciante wrote: > Ed Falis wrote: >> >> By the way, we're actively soliciting feedback on it. >> >> - Ed > > A small yet real example of its expected use would be good. > I checked the web site with the original paper but the way/reason to > utilize the framwork still is not clear to me. > > Vinny Pop up to the top of the site to read about Extreme Programming, which is what got me started on this. Or pick up Kent Beck's "Extreme Programming Explained". The idea behind the package, which is a clone of similar packages done for other languages, is to allow quick and convenient unit test development and use while developing your production code. With sufficent unit tests in place, you can modify software to keep it clean and enhance it with more confidence than you could otherwise. Yes, I know tests don't prove that sw is defect-free, if anyone is about to raise that one. It's just another tool in the box. - Ed