What I got out of this TechEd
Saw a total of 15 sessions and did 4 labs.
If I had to pick just one thing, that would be
VC9 DBPro (VSTS2008 Database Edition) with its
database deployment and
sproc unit-testing features. I saw a
talk about it then played with it at the
lab. It has the potential to remove a
LOT of pain from schema upgrades.
Because most sessions I picked were centered around unit-testing I'm a bit less ignorant about the subject:
- now I know there is a descent framework for unit-testing native C++ code in VSTS2008 Dev. Ok you have to write C++/CLI but the next best thing is cppunit so... VSTS2008 Dev is apparently the best tool around for the moment.
- database unit-testing in VC9 DBPro where it creates a C# class for you that automatically calls a T-SQL sproc where you write your test.
- other tools: I had an overview of the tools available for managing unit-tests and IOC containers: Pex, TypeMock, TestDriven. They're on my list of things to try out next.
Integration Testing:
- It's worth digging into SpecExplorer 2007 and see what can be done with it. The idea of creating a simplified state model of your system and having the tool generate all possible paths for you is very interesting.
Methodologies
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