Unit Testing: Principles, Practices and Patterns is a practical guide to modern unit testing best practices. Microsoft MVP Vladimir Khorikov takes you hands-on with examples of the ideal unit test and unit testing practices, building your skills step by step on a solid foundation. You’ll explore how to design and write tests that check the right aspects of your applications, develop effective and maintainable test suites, and automate your testing process safely. When you are done, you will have a best practice testing suite that ensures your projects are easier to maintain, easier to scale, and easier to adapt to changing needs.

what's inside

A universal frame of reference by which to assess any unit test

Common anti-patterns to identify and avoid

Guidelines on how to refactor a test suite along with the production code it covers

Using integration tests to verify the behavior of the system as a whole

Vladimir Khorikov is an author, blogger, and Microsoft MVP. He has been developing software professionally for over ten years, and has mentored numerous teams on the ins and outs of unit testing.