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If your tests aren’t hitting the database, you might as well not write tests...

Out of all the so-called “best practices” that are nothing of the sort, this one comes right up at the top of my list. It’s the idea that hitting the database in your tests is somehow harmful. I’m...

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Inseparable concerns

Separation of concerns is often cited as the reasoning behind the traditional three-layer architecture. It is important, otherwise you will end up with a Big Ball of Mud. However, in order to separate...

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First impressions of MSpec

For several years now, I’ve used Gallio and MbUnit for unit testing, but just the other day I was introduced to MSpec. I’ve been posting some of my initial thoughts about it on Twitter and I thought...

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