unit testing concept from the Object Oriented Software Engineering knowledge base

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unit testing

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unit testing has definition Testing an individual module or component in isolation 2001-08-30 14:58:09.0
is a subtopic of 10.9 - Strategies for Testing Large Systems
is a kind of testing performed by software engineers

testing can find defects whose consequences are obvious but which are buried in complex code, and thus will be hard to detect when inspecting 2001-08-30 14:57:56.0
involves thinking of what could go wrong without actually studying the software
is complementary to inspecting
requires attention to detail

process see also process^2 2001-08-30 14:57:05.0

unit testing	has definition Testing an individual module or component in isolation
	is a subtopic of 10.9 - Strategies for Testing Large Systems
	is a kind of testing performed by software engineers
testing	can find defects whose consequences are obvious but which are buried in complex code, and thus will be hard to detect when inspecting
	involves thinking of what could go wrong without actually studying the software
	is complementary to inspecting
	requires attention to detail
process	see also process^2