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Unit testing frameworks

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Robert E. Noonan,

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 34, Issue 1

Pages 232 - 236

https://doi.org/10.1145/563517.563429

Published: 27 February 2002 Publication History

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In this paper we explore frameworks for performing unit testing in Java. The vehicle for this exploration is a student-written, skeleton program developed for the Computer Graphics course. Our analysis of this one experiment leads us to speculate what benefits in program development and design might accrue by requiring students to unit test their own programs.

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 34, Issue 1

Inroads: paving the way towards excellence in computing education

March 2002

417 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/563517

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SIGCSE '02: Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
February 2002
471 pages
ISBN:1581134738
DOI:10.1145/563340
Conference Chairs:
Judith Gersting
University of Hawaii at Hilo
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Henry M. Walker
Grinnell College
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Program Chair:
Scott Grissom
Grand Valley State University

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