Google Testing Blog: Testing on the Toilet: Effective Testing

Testing on the Toilet: Effective Testing

Wednesday, May 07, 2014

by Rich Martin, Zurich
This article was adapted from a Google Testing on the Toilet (TotT) episode. You can download a printer-friendly version of this TotT episode and post it in your office. how effective are our tests at detecting and reporting bugs in our codethree important qualitiesFidelity A high-fidelity test is one which is very sensitive to defects in the code under testResilience A resilient test is one that only fails when a breaking change is made to the code under test.Precision a high-precision test tells you exactly where the defect liesAs you design and write tests, use these qualities as a framework to guide your implementation