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unit test
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To create automated test functions in order to check that software works in
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the expected manner. An entire development methodology grew up around this
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practice, known as "test driven development" (TDD). The theory was that you
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should write unit tests first describing what your program *should* do, and
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then write your program afterwards.
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Whether test driven development is the best methodology for developing
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reliable software remains the cause of holy wars. Detractors claim that
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writing and maintaining the tests themselves detracts from the main
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purpose and creates unnecessary overhead. Proponents claim that you
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can't really know if your program works unless there are tests to
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validate against. |