Any plans to take a crack at solving #2, or does your book already do that (we'll assume for now that #1 is an impossible situation)? I understand testing on an intellectual level, and I understand completely how to write tests for a 5-minute blog. But I have yet to experience instruction on writing tests that actually use real-world classes (i.e. not Dog inherited from Animal) and actual real-world data. First one to do this gets my ebook money.
Specifically, my software deals with hardware devices. Do I simulate those devices in code (and if so, do I need tests to test my device simulator)? Or do I somehow gather many MB of data and keep it stored somehow for testing? I'm thinking these are simple questions for a testing veteran, but nobody I work with is that. And getting permission to spend time learning is not easy in a bad economy. :)
Specifically, my software deals with hardware devices. Do I simulate those devices in code (and if so, do I need tests to test my device simulator)? Or do I somehow gather many MB of data and keep it stored somehow for testing? I'm thinking these are simple questions for a testing veteran, but nobody I work with is that. And getting permission to spend time learning is not easy in a bad economy. :)