| Re: This is a total php newbie question [message #175688 is a reply to message #175685] |
Thu, 20 October 2011 12:53   |
Jerry Stuckle
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On 10/19/2011 12:22 PM, Bill B wrote:
> On 10/19/2011 11:27 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 10/19/2011 7:21 AM, Bill B wrote:
>>> On 10/18/2011 6:42 PM, sheldonlg wrote:
>>>> Here is a scenario:
>>>> 1 - User does this and gets a page with a link to a download which does
>>>> the download.
>>>> 2 - He doesn't click the that link on that page until 25 hours later.
>>>> Note, he has not closed his browser or that page.
>>>>
>>>> How are you going to know that more than 24 hours have passed? You need
>>>> to do something that will be similar to a timed logout.
>>>>
>>>> Something to think about.
>>>
>>> I do not know the answer to that specific question, but it raises, for
>>> me, the question of how much extreme testing ought to be done to test
>>> the limits of code and browser behavior.
>>>
>>> Is there a generally accepted standard, does it vary by circumstance,
>>> does anyone have personal practices that have served them well?
>>>
>>> Bill B
>>
>> You test enough to ensure your code works properly. One of the reasons a
>> database will help you tremendously.
>>
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> Jerry I was asking in the context of practices that you, for example,
> might use that would, for you, embody what "test enough" means. I design
> serious games that use computer simulation as the underlying engine. The
> decision a player is responding to might expect an answer between 5 and
> 10. For testing I would answer 500,000 just to see how the engine reacts
> to the number.
>
> I was looking for some practices that were more specific, if you are
> inclined to share them (and "no" is a real plausible answer).
>
> Bill B
Good testing practices are pretty much the same no matter what language
you're working with. You test with valid and invalid values, and even
if there is an answer at all. Check for combinations (valid and
invalid) of answers. Ensure numeric answers are numeric, etc.
Good testing is not dependent on the platform or the language.
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