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Unit Testing in VB.NET – with Typemock Isolator (with a free license offer)

A move I’ve been pushing for a while now has finally come through today – Helping to bring unit testing into VB.NET. This is something I strongly believe in: VB has been kind of left behind with the range of latest alt.net related frameworks – mostly because they are C# specific. That means that some of them if not most, that use mambda expressions or anonymous delegates, are less approachable to the larger VB community (VB is missing some key functionality in that space, but even if it did have that functionality, I think the new API we are bringing is easier to grok).

We're announcing today a new version of Typemock Isolator (5.2). One of the coolest features in the new version is the inclusion of a new VB .NET unit testing API. This 'VB friendly' API was designed and written in VB.NET, for VB.NET developers. It uses the strengths of the VB.NET language to allow easy and intuitive use of the isolation API, for easier unit tests on any piece of .NET code.
To launch this enhanced VB support we are offering you a FREE full Typemock Isolator 5.2 personal license (worth $139 !!!).

How do I get a free license?

Post the text below on your blog (as is, with links) and tell us about it . If you are in the first 25 to mail us after posting, your license will be on its way!

If you have a VB.NET dedicated blog, you'll get a license automatically (even if more than 25 submit) during the first week of this announcement.

A few simple requirements:
(1) You must own a website, blog space or internet column, older than 2 months, or get permission from the owner of such a site.

(2) Your post must include the text below (including the links) between *Begin* and *End*.

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Programming Visual Basic applications?

Typemock have released a new version of their unit testing tool, Typemock Isolator 5.2.
This version includes a new friendly VB.NET API which makes Isolator the best Isolation tool for unit testing A Visual Basic (VB) .NET application.

Isolator now allows unit testing in VB or C# for many ‘hard to test’ technologies such as SharePoint, ASP.NET MVC, partial support for Silverlight, WPF, LINQ, WF, Entity Framework, WCF unit testing and more.

Note that the first 25 bloggers who blog this text in their blog and tell us about it, will get a Free Full Isolator license (worth $139). If you post this in a VB.NET dedicated blog, you'll get a license automatically (even if more than 25 submit) during the first week of this announcement.

Go ahead, click the following link for more information on how to get your free license.

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Published Tuesday, January 13, 2009 1:24 PM by RoyOsherove
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Comments

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 3:54 PM by Nate Kohari

# re: Unit Testing in VB.NET – with Typemock Isolator (with a free license offer)

No offense intended.... I understand offering free licenses for blog posts, but actually giving people the text seems a little ridiculous, don't you think? Anyone that posts that on their blog clearly is doing it just for the free copy, and not because they actually care about the product.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 4:14 AM by Vladekk

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@Nate Kohari

I think this is also SEO , so text is important.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10:47 PM by Brian

# re: Unit Testing in VB.NET – with Typemock Isolator (with a free license offer)

You know I think this is a very good thing.  I advertise 'The Art of Unit Testing' to everyone I meet; it's been revolutionary to several people.

I also sell the heck out Typemock.  Because of a tool like Typemock I have gotten several people sold on the idea of DOING unit testing (not just saying, yeah thats sounds good in theory); many of them VB developers, but C# as well because with Typemock you're not working for the tool - the tool is working for you.  (FYI I also use RhinoMocks just as much so I don't want to hear any crap from anyone about one being better than the other or I don't know how to test - they're both tools that are a means to an end).

I believe this is a great idea and will help spread the word.  When I'm moonlighting, it's typically in VB (not C# which is my day job), and the lack of fully functional lambda expresison (along with several other features that are only in C#) drive me up the wall - this makes testing (with RM or TM) much harder.   I'm looking forward to getting this when I run the updater.

Thanks much for this!