David Scotson

The Open University has been writing unit tests for some of the stuff they've been working on. Some of it is for internal integration but they have said they'd make their other tests available once they've met internal deadlines and got some spare time.

It's certainly a good idea for all Moodle developers to be contributing to a single unit test bank using the same testing tools. Hopefully leading to more happy moments like this one.

There's a thread here which starts off talking about automating the type of User Interface test that Helen linked to in the Docs, but then diverges onto discussions about unit testing and the type of tools people are currently using.

I actually think that testing with a tool like Selenium is crucial as a complementary approach. It's all gone a bit quiet on that front though I did see someone talking about using it to test backup.

I'm not sure what ToDo is but you might like Ta-Da list.

It's one of the very nice 37signals web apps, almost all of which have free functionality as well as an additional subscription service.

Interesting slideshow. Did anyone attend? I'd be interested in a summary of what was actually said, particularly the point of (and reaction to) the placing of Martin in such an esteemed line-up in front of an audience of BB users and employees. Maybe even an audio recording is available?

Interestingly some people think that "standing on the shoulders of giants" quote (slide 9) was actually a pointed insult invoking Hooke's short stature, therefore ruling him out of the list of people Newton claimed to have built on and so denying him due credit for his discoveries.

Salmon's line on the Darwin slide that she hopes Blackboard will evolve from "so simple a beginning" seems a cutting remark of almost equal subtleness.

Glad it helped.

I've added it to MoodleDocs: Sticky post

Corrections and additions welcome, as always.