XUnit is the generic name given to the family of tools/frameworks used by developers when developing automated unit tests. JUnit, NUnit, MsTest and CppUnit are some of the better known members of the family. High quality automated unit tests are one of the key development practices that enable incremental development and delivery of software. This tutorial provides the participants with a vocabulary of smells and patterns with which to reason about the quality of their test code and a set of reusable test code design patterns that can be used to eliminate the smells. This will help you write robust, repeatable automated tests that are easy to understand and maintain.

Keywords: Java, .NET, Patterns, Smells, Test Automation, JUnit, NUnit, xUnit

Target audience: Will be of most interest to developers, development leads, coaches and architects working (or wanting to learn to work) in a Test-First or Test-Driven Development environment. While some exposure and prior usage of one of the members of the XUnit family of test automation frameworks (e.g. JUnit, VbUnit, RUnit, CppUnit, etc.) is beneficial, even people new to automated testing using XUnit will get benefits. It is not, however, an introduction to the use of XUnit in general or any one member of the family in particular.