Presentation for NxtGenUG Southampton on Thursday, August 20, 2009 on how to test ASP.net web applications

1. TESTING ASP.NET WEB APPLICATIONS Twitter - @Ben_Hall Blog.BenHall.me.uk Ben@BenHall.me.uk

2. Based on the book “Testing ASP.NET Web Applications “ By Jeff McWherter, Ben Hall ISBN-10: 0470496649 ISBN-13: 978-0470496640 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (12 Nov 2009) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Testing-ASP-NET-Applications-Jeff-McWherter/dp/0470496649

3. TONIGHT Test Driven Development (TDD) Integration Testing UI Testing Acceptance Testing Q

4. Test driven development

5. TDD is not about testing! Tests are a useful by-product

6. TDD helps you think about design Take a step back and think!

7. Loosely coupled system

8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkk/38817024/

9. Support debugging

10. Documentation for your code

11. /* * Every time I re-visit this function, I feel like * I need to take a shower. * * Don't get too used to this function, its days * are numbered. */ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/184618/what-is-the-best-comment-in-source-code-you-have-ever-encountered

12. Support refactoring

13. If it hurts – think!

14. It’s all about the mindset

15. Test Code 101 NUnit Attribute – Class contains tests [TestFixture] public class ObjectUnderTestTests { [Test] public void MethodUnderTest_State_ExpectedBehaviour(){ string result = Convert.ToString(true);Assert.IsTrue(result);} } NUnit Attribute – This is a test

16. Disclaimer: This was a Hello World Linq to SQL example. Not a recommendation.

17. TDD + ASP.net WebForms DEMO

18. TDD + ASP.net MVC DEMO

19. RememberIt’s all about the mindset

20. Integration testing

21. Removing the stubs

22. Handling ASP.net DEMO

23. Handling databases DEMO

24. Handling external services DEMO

25. LEGACY TESTING http://www.flickr.com/photos/gagilas/2659695352/

26. Ui testing

27. IETester

28. IETester

29. Browsershots

30. Opera 8.54 / Windows XP

31. Adobe Browser Lab

32. RECORD AND PLAYBACK http://www.flickr.com/photos/gagilas/2659695352/

33. Automated UI Testing - WatiN DEMO

34. WatiN + jQuery + Ajax DEMO

35. UI tests are not without their problems

36. Acceptance testing

37. The customer is always right

38. Have them involved in the testing process

39. FitNesse

43. Behaviour Driven Development - BDD

44. Cucumber + Watir DEMO

45. Summary http://www.flickr.com/photos/leon_homan/2856628778/

46. Lots more we could discuss Most of which is covered in the book

47. Need to try it for yourselftosee true benefits

48. Tomorrow: Write one method using TDD and one UI test

49. Thank you! Twitter - @Ben_Hall Blog.BenHall.me.uk Ben@BenHall.me.uk

50. Based on the book “Testing ASP.NET Web Applications “ By Jeff McWherter, Ben Hall ISBN-10: 0470496649 ISBN-13: 978-0470496640 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (12 Nov 2009) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Testing-ASP-NET-Applications-Jeff-McWherter/dp/0470496649