writing test code in perl

franchev has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello, I'm a newbie in Perl. I've just written a hangman game in Perl. However, one of my tasks is to all write a test code (in Perl) that will test that this hangman program is operating properly. Any suggestions on where to begin. I've never written test codes before, but I'm finding even harder with a game like that. Thanks a bunch!

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Re: writing test code in perl by kcott (Archbishop) on Feb 09, 2014 at 04:54 UTC
G'day franchev, Welcome to the monastery. "Any suggestions on where to begin." Test::Tutorial will lead through Test::Simple and then Test::More. If your "hangman game" is just a script, you may benefit from this recent discussion: "Looking for help for unit tests and code coverage on an existing perl script". Possibly a little advanced until you've got your head around the basics, but the CPAN: Development Support section lists many more modules in the `Test::` namespace. -- Ken	[reply] [d/l]
Re: writing test code in perl by Random_Walk (Prior) on Feb 09, 2014 at 01:54 UTC
Start by having a read of Test::Simple. Think about what your code should do in various cases and write a small test for these. If you should run into trouble, post a small example illustrating any problems you have Cheers, R. Pereant, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt!	[reply]