Raise Kids, Raise Bread, Raise Code
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Black Belt TDD in VB6
Ahh, testing again in VB6. Learning all about the black art of WinAPI programming and control of mouse events. Here’s what I’ve learned that can be passed on to you, Grasshopper. Test a Pop-Up menu… seek your history, Grasshopper, and learn that PopupMenu is a BLOCKING function. Therefore, a out-of-thread timer is required to handle…
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TEST DRIVEN UI – Dot Net Unit Testing UI
Hello Hello Hello, It’s been a long time. I’ve had my head buried under several layers of black, gooey, .NET C# UI routines. Testing UI is NOT a picnic. I’ve found problems in two categories thus far : 1. Old VB6 tactics result in cross-updating/cross-merging of datasets. Basically MAJOR data collisions. The most common instances…
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Test Driven in VB 6
OK. Due to severe scheduling restraints (IE I’m 1 month late on this project), I am forced to run test-driven in VB 6. With the help of vbUnit3 Framework and vbUnit-Free Add-In, the unit testing bit is setup. VBMock provides a framework for mocking objects in vb 6. This works well. There are two notes…
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New stuff
I will be documenting some of my adventures with Visual Studio .NET, both WinForms and ASP.NET. My main platform is Win2000/XP, SQL Server 2000, IIS 5. We do not perform “disconnected” application programming at my company. External intra-net access is achieved via Terminal Services.
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Baby Fitz due and waiting
We are waiting for Baby Fitz to be born. Her due date is today. The Dr. says Mamma will be induced next Wed. if nothing happens before then.
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Circle of Life
Baby Fitz still waiting. My Grandmother, Agnes Marie Severson passed away this morning. 96. She has been ready to die for a couple years now. We’re glad her spirit is free. I believe that her spirit has met Baby Fitz. Somehow baby may understand “GreatGrandma†differently than others. So, Baby Fitz, you’ve met GreatGrandma now.…
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