Comments on: xUnit.net runs tests in random order http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2007/11/xunitnet-runs-tests-in-random-order/ Thinking about agile (small 'a') software development, patterns and practices for building Microsoft .NET applications. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:56:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: gerry lowry http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2007/11/xunitnet-runs-tests-in-random-order/comment-page-1/#comment-1393 gerry lowry Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:38:15 +0000 http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2007/11/xunitnet-runs-tests-in-random-order/#comment-1393 xUnit.net is random see http://xunit.codeplex.com/Thread/View.aspx?ThreadId=75896 Brad Wilson: "In every public release we've ever made, classes are run in reflection order, and tests within those classes are run in randomized order". xUnit.net is random
see http://xunit.codeplex.com/Thread/View.aspx?ThreadId=75896

Brad Wilson: “In every public release we’ve ever made, classes are run in reflection order, and tests within those classes are run in randomized order”.

]]> By: #2872 » Blog Archive » File system mocking for the lazy programmer http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2007/11/xunitnet-runs-tests-in-random-order/comment-page-1/#comment-131 #2872 » Blog Archive » File system mocking for the lazy programmer Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:33:01 +0000 http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2007/11/xunitnet-runs-tests-in-random-order/#comment-131 [...] the real file system can cause tests to be order dependent. Tests should never be order dependent. One test writes a file and forgets to delete it for example. The end result is you spend more time [...]

[...] the real file system can cause tests to be order dependent. Tests should never be order dependent. One test writes a file and forgets to delete it for example. The end result is you spend more time [...]

]]> By: Jason Bock http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2007/11/xunitnet-runs-tests-in-random-order/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Jason Bock Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:51:11 +0000 http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2007/11/xunitnet-runs-tests-in-random-order/#comment-114 I'd love it if testing frameworks had a "shake-things-up" option, which I'd always turn on. This would increase the chances of shaking out some hidden dependencies between tests. I’d love it if testing frameworks had a “shake-things-up” option, which I’d always turn on. This would increase the chances of shaking out some hidden dependencies between tests.

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