Re: newbie question: what does/can nUnit do? what areits limitations? when to use/not use it? 2008-05-17

Hi Gerry,

I see nobody has answered you. I think there are two reasons:

1) This is a really general question. I suggest you read some
introductory material about nunit first - either on our web site
or by googling for articles - and then ask about the things that
need more explanation for you. 

2) This is the list for folks concerned with the development
of NUnit. The general user list is nunit-users at sourceforge.

Charlie

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> Subject: [nunit-developer] newbie question: what does/can 
> nUnit do? what areits limitations? when to use/not use it? 2008-05-17
> 
> Hello ... although I've been programming since 1967 and am 
> dedicated to quality through design and thorough testing,
>              automated testing is relatively new to me.
> 
> Over time, I suspect I'll get a better understanding of nUnit 
> ... but I'm curious as to what nUnit can and can not do.
> Also, because I do not yet understanding nUnit's 
> architecture, I'm not sure when to use or not use nUnit.  
> 
> Example Scenario
> -------------------
> Web site testing  -------------- validating the user interface
> 
> [login screen]    =====>  [menu]   <===> [actions]  ======>  log out
> 
> Manually, I'd launch the login screen, make deliberate errors 
> in user ID and password until satisfied that the 
> authentication routines, then use several different valid 
> user ID/password pairs to ensure that legitimate users can 
> log on and off.
> 
> I'd manually test every menu choice multiple times.  From 
> every menu choice, I test the related actions until I was 
> satisfied that I'd achieved an appropriate level of 
> robustness.  At this point, the end-users would be asked to 
> try it out and to purposely attempt to break it.
> 
> With so much visual interaction required to use applications 
> like the generic one describe above, can nUnit handle them?
> 
> Also, can nUnit handle them without one having to write more 
> code than it took to write the application in the first place?
> 
> What does/can nUnit do?
> 
> When are nUnit's limitations?
> 
> When should one use nUnit?
> 
> When should one NOT use nUnit?
> 
> 
> Thank you in advance for sharing your expertise and advice.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Gerry
> 
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