The fundamentals of unit testing: Setup structure
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tips
The fundamentals of unit testing: Data-driven tests
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Nvidia + G-SYNC - Black screen when alt-tabbing
tl;dr: It seems G-SYNC related. I fixed it by installing the monitor driver, then toggling G-SYNC on/off.
MS Wheel Mouse Optical Redux (August 2018)
Back on the WMO train again. I was using Sweetlow’s signed driver, but it stopped working again, probably due to Windows updates. You can find the old guide...
Focused commits (also: git add -p)
Many people use version control as a bucket for their stuff. They commit and merge in some shape or form, and it gets shared with their colleagues. Everyone ...
MS Wheel Mouse Optical Redux (WMO 1.1 & Windows 10 x64)
Back in 2011, I wrote a fairly gushing post about the Microsoft WMO 1.1/1.1a. It’s a great mouse. It really is.
The fundamentals of unit testing: draw attention to ‘interesting’ values
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The fundamentals of unit testing: Arrange, Act, Assert
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Integer to binary string in c#
Python has the terribly useful functionality of bin() to do this, but what about C#?
Python data-driven testing, ddt and @unpack
Several eons ago, I wrote a blog post about using the python ddt package. My only criticism was that you had to manually pack/unpack the test case arguments.
Empathetic Code
I always liked the phrase, “if you’re incapable of empathy, then you shouldn’t be designing APIs”.
A R#/Visual Studio style keymap for PyCharm
PyCharm is a lovely little IDE for Python by the splendid JetBrains, but the built-in Visual Studio keymap is not much like the default VS/R# settings I’m ac...
The fundamentals of unit testing: Tests shouldn’t ape the production code
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The fundamentals of unit testing: Use factory methods!
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The fundamentals of unit testing: KISS
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The fundamentals of unit testing: Repeatable
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The fundamentals of unit testing: Atomic
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The fundamentals of unit testing: Spring The Trap
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The fundamentals of unit testing: Correct
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The fundamentals of unit testing: Narrow & Focused
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The fundamentals of unit testing: It’s a skill
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The fundamentals of unit testing (series)
I’ve not written about testing for a while, but I still enjoy writing automated tests (I am boring) and trying to coach people on good testing practices (I a...
Video recording with MSI Afterburner
I’ve used this application for half a year now, but had no idea that it has the ability to capture video.
Functional-style programming - Easy debugging!
Ever since LINQ arrived in C# land, a lot of people have been using a functional style of programming without even perhaps being conscious of it.
BF3 - Pump Shotgun tips (870MCS & SPAS)
Non Battlefield 3 players, look away now. Battlefield 3 players who like shotguns or want to get better with them, keep reading.
The wonders of Debugger.Launch()
Ever worked on a project that involved spawning new .NET processes? (as in, one [arbitrary] program launches another .NET executable) I’ve had to do this on ...
Data-Driven Testing with Python
Hello tests. It’s been a while since I blogged about automated testing, so it’s nice to welcome an old friend back to the fold. I’ve missed you. I’ve recentl...
The Power of Boy Scouting & Git Stash
No, I’m not advocating beavering your way to several badges while wearing ill-fitting shorts, a neckerchief fastened with a woggle and risking a criminal rec...
Moving Origin Games to a different drive
I wanted to move my BF3 install to my SSD but couldn’t figure out how to do it. Numerous posts suggested things, but none worked until I found this:
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti OC - Avoid
This card, amongst various other factory overclocked GTX 560 Tis are causing problems for lots of people. There are various 560 Ti cards that have the OC pos...
Unity3d - Profiling calls to Destroy
Destroy All … Things
Unity3d - Threadpool Exceptions
A quickie, but something to be very wary of. I’ve been using Unity3d of late (I recommend it – it’s a very opinionated and sometimes quirky bit of software, ...
MS Wheel Mouse Optical (WMO 1.1)
I’m an addict
British Telecom: SIM codes
tl;dr summary
Multiple Mocks?
This post was in response to a post on the fragmental.tw blog (the comments aren’t working for me, so I thought I’d post it here) which I read via Roy Oshero...
Windows Live Writer
Note: this is obviously antiquated and no longer relevant!
Data-driven testing tricks
It’s a fairly common occurrence - somebody wants to use NUnit’s data driven testing, but they want to vary either the action under test, or the expectation. ...
More readable data-driven tests
When the logic of a test method remains constant but the data varies, data-driven testing is a great tool. It allows you, the test author, to write compact c...
AutoMapper and Test Data Builders
I’ve recently been tinkering with WCF and, as many people already know, writing data transfer objects is a pain in the balls. Nobody likes writing repetitive...
Is your test code readable?
One of the things that really slashes the return on investment in testing is unreadable code. “This is pretty obvious”, you say. “What’s the point in a blog ...
Understanding test doubles
There is a bewildering array of types of ‘mock’ object available to a tester. The canonical list of test doubles was probably coined by the venerable Martin ...
What’s in a name?
One of the things I try to encourage is the careful selection of names. Just as self-documenting code is easier to read, so is a self-documenting test. As I ...