Hello John,

If you intend to run just one test (the latest one) until it passes, why run the others at all? Conversely, if you want to run regression tests while developing a new section of code, there’s no point in “running” them in such a way as to prevent them from actually running!

Or put it this way: once tests pass, the purpose of keeping them around is to detect when new code unexpectedly impacts your existing code base in unintended ways. When that happens, it’s usually an indication of a serious design flaw, so you want to know about it as soon as possible. Therefore, the regression tests should always run before the latest, expected-to-fail test.

Just my 2¢.

Athanasius <°(((>< contra mundum Iustus alius egestas vitae, eros Piratica,

In reply to Re: Order of tests by Athanasius
in thread Order of tests by davies

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