API Design for C++

Chapter 10

Testing

Publisher Summary

This chapter deals with testing and various types of automated testing that one can employ, such as unit testing, integration testing, and performance testing. It also looks at how to write good tests, as well as the equally important factor of how to design and implement APIs that are more amenable to testing. Process issues such as collaborating with a QA team, using quality metrics, and how to integrate testing into build process are also discussed. The purpose of testing is to locate the defects as early as possible so that they can be addressed before they affect clients. Some reasons to employ testing for projects are: it helps in increasing confidence, ensuring backward compatibility, saving costs, codify ...