How_to_use_Approval_Tests_for_C++_Effectively.md

How to use Approval Tests for C++ Effectively

Contents

• Demo Code
• Links
• Clare Macrae

Demo Code

• This talk is mostly demo-based
• The demo code is at:
  • github.com/claremacrae/approvals_live_demo
  • As I give this talk, I tag the versions presented, as the demos and ApprovalTests.cpp library will evolve over time:
    • Tag: 2020-06-CppEurope: CppEurope #4, 23 June 2020

Links

• Approval Tests
  • ApprovalTests.cpp
  • ApprovalTests.cpp.StarterProject
  • ApprovalTests.cpp.Qt
  • ApprovalTests.cpp.Qt.StarterProject
• ApprovalTests.cpp User Guide
  • User Guide on Read the Docs
  • User Guide on GitHub
• User Guide pages mentioned
  • String Conversions
  • How to Use the Fmt Library To Print Objects
  • Tips for Designing Strings
  • Multiple output files per test
• Clare Macrae's "Quickly Testing Legacy Code" talk at C++ on Sea 2019
• Code Coverage
  • Set up Code Coverage on macOS
  • Set up Code Coverage on Windows
• Gilded Rose Kata
  • Emily Bache's GildedRose Refactoring Kata
  • Emily Bache's "Advanced Testing & Refactoring Techniques" series:
    • Part 1: Introducing the Gilded Rose kata and writing test cases using Approval Tests
    • Part 2: Refactoring item logic using ‘lift up conditional’
    • Part 3: Replace Conditional with Polymorphism
• Angie Jones' "Verifying Entire API Responeses"
• Llewellyn Falco and Woody Zuill's "Practical Refactoring: 2 Minutes to Better Code"

Clare Macrae

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