| Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... [message #180472 is a reply to message #180459] |
Tue, 19 February 2013 13:22   |
Jerry Stuckle
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On 2/19/2013 3:05 AM, Simon wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I currently use Simpletest to unit test the back-end of my site, (I
> still aim to cover the front-end at some later stage).
> I have about 2000 tests and try to write more every day...
>
> But am now wondering if, long term, Simpletest is the right tool for
> unit testing my app.
>
> If for not other reason than it has not been updated for some time now,
> and, maybe more importantly, there hardly seems to be any support for it
> in general.
> PHPUnit on the other hand, seems to have a much larger support base,
> regular updates/discussions.
>
> Most comparisons I Googled seem to be 2 or 3 years old, nothing really
> 'current', (for example,
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34312/simple-test-vs-phpunit).
>
> Shall I bite the bullet now and move to phpunit or will simpletest still
> be good enough for a long, long time?
>
> Any comments/suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
> Simon
I don't use any packages. I write my own tests, based on the design
criteria. It isn't all that hard and can do a more thorough job of testing.
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