Re: AUnit

["Fredrik Thörnblad" <fredrik.thornblad@dynamics.saab.se>]

Judging from the response to the posting on this list, not very many are
using AUnit for testing purposes.
I hate to say that we are not using it either. But we have it, it's been
tested for a couple of modules. I've not done it myself, so I cannot
give any details, but my understanding is that it takes some effort to
set up, but then it's doing it's job fine.
The latest roumurs I heard, we have plans to port it to Ada 83, because
that's where we'll have most use for it. I think it's scheduled for this
summer.

I'm very positive towards the XP ideas and I think that the testing
ideas (test first, test everything, etc) is necessary to build
confidence in the code and to make reliable software. No matter what
language you are using.

Good luck teaching this to your students. And if you find a way to make
it easier for them, please share it with the rest of us!

/Fredrik


Ehud Lamm wrote:

I was wondering how spread is the use of Aunit (the testing framework).
Does
anyone use it professionally? Did anyone try (and succeed) using it with
students?

I have a feeling it is too complicated for students (it uses stuff we
cover
quite late like tagged types and child units), but I'd love showing my
students the intense testing approach.

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Ehud Lamm   mslamm@mscc.huji.ac.il
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