James Newkirk's Blog https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/jamesnewkirk/feed.xml Adding to the kipple... One post at a time. Wed, 17 Apr 2019 04:00:51 GMT en-US hourly 1 Lessons Learned in Programmer Testing https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/jamesnewkirk/lessons-learned-in-programmer-testing Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:36:34 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jamesnewkirk/2008/06/28/lessons-learned-in-programmer-testing/ I just posted a the presentation and sample code from the Lessons Learned in Programmer Testing sessions that I did at a few conferences this summer. Click here for the details.

]]> ExpectedException considered harmful! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/jamesnewkirk/expectedexception-considered-harmful Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:10:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jamesnewkirk/2008/06/27/expectedexception-considered-harmful/ xUnit.net to make it work in NUnit and the testing tool in Visual Studio Team System. You can read about it here. ]]> xUnit.net v1.0 Released https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/jamesnewkirk/xunit-net-v1-0-released Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:14:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jamesnewkirk/2008/04/23/xunit-net-v1-0-released/ We released xUnit.net 1.0 today! Download, blog post.

]]> xUnit.net v1.0(RC2) Released https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/jamesnewkirk/xunit-net-v1-0rc2-released Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:27:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jamesnewkirk/2008/03/16/xunit-net-v1-0rc2-released/ Brad Wilson and I released xUnit.net v1.0(RC2) today. Brad has the details on his blog.

 You can download the release on CodePlex here.

 

]]> The CodePlex Team and the patterns & practices Summit https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/jamesnewkirk/the-codeplex-team-and-the-patterns-practices-summit Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:56:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jamesnewkirk/2007/10/20/the-codeplex-team-and-the-patterns-practices-summit/ The CodePlex team will be well represented again at the patterns & practices Summit in Redmond, WA - November 5-9, 2007 . We will be presenting or co-presenting the following sessions:

  • "Yet Another Talk on Agility" - Brad Wilson and Peter Provost
  • Dependency Injection Frameworks - Brad Wilson and Scott Densmore
  • EntLib Devolved - Scott Densmore
  • Make It Your Own - Scott Densmore
  • Lessons Learned in Programmer Testing - Jim Newkirk
  • CodePlex is sponsoring an evening event on Tuesday titled "Open Source in the Enterprise".

Peter's not on the CodePlex team but we like him just the same. For additonal information on the summit and all of the sessions please click here.

]]> Announcing xUnit.net https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/jamesnewkirk/announcing-xunit-net Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:10:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jamesnewkirk/2007/09/20/announcing-xunit-net/ Brad Wilson and I have developed. Click here for details.  ]]> Why you should not use Setup and Teardown in NUnit https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/jamesnewkirk/why-you-should-not-use-setup-and-teardown-in-nunit Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:48:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jamesnewkirk/2007/09/15/why-you-should-not-use-setup-and-teardown-in-nunit/ here. ]]> NUnit Converter V1.1 - Moved from GotDotNet https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/jamesnewkirk/nunit-converter-v1-1-moved-from-gotdotnet Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:30:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jamesnewkirk/2007/06/30/nunit-converter-v1-1-moved-from-gotdotnet/ here. Note: This is not a new version. If you have comments or questions please let me know. ]]> xUnit Test Patterns and Better Software Development for Agile Teams https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/jamesnewkirk/xunit-test-patterns-and-better-software-development-for-agile-teams Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:30:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jamesnewkirk/2007/06/30/xunit-test-patterns-and-better-software-development-for-agile-teams/ These two books were recently published by Addison-Wesley. For a blog post on each book see the following on my new blog:

If you have any questions please let me know. Will and I look forward to your feedback on our book.

]]> Test-Driven Development in Microsoft .NET Supplemental Material https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/jamesnewkirk/test-driven-development-in-microsoft-net-supplemental-material Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:47:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jamesnewkirk/2007/06/25/test-driven-development-in-microsoft-net-supplemental-material/ here. If you have any questions please let me know. ]]>