Re: Unit tests and parameter validation

Hi Edwin -

So what's your opinion on what to actually do?  What would the tests look
like?

Thanks.

Ebenezer


On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 3:09 PM, Edwin Castro <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 10/15/13 11:42 AM, Eb wrote:
> > Interesting perspective on contracts and the requirement to pass
> > "correct" inputs (avoiding the use of the word valid here) to get
> > correct results.  How does a consumer know what is correct however?
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> A consumer must be told the specific semantics to expect. One way is to
> read the code. In the absence of code you must rely on documentation.
> Executable documentation in the form of code examples that also serve as
> tests for validation is just one way to communicate the semantics.
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