TestDriven.NET 1.0 - The Acid Test
As you may have already noticed,
TestDriven.NET
1.0 has finally been released! In the stress and
excitement of getting a golden build together, I didn't get
a chance to blog about it myself before
lighting
the
blue
touch
paper! For what feels like months I've been working nights
trying to ensure that TestDriven.NET works with all versions
of Visual Studio .NET, for all languages, on all platforms,
for all user types using any of the
major
unit
testing
frameworks. The compatibility matrix is daunting and there
are a lot of dark and scary corners! This couldn't possibly
have happened without countless debugging sessions over
email and Messenger with many individuals. I would also
like to thank people for their patience with the beta and RC
version timeouts. This kept the pressure on for new
releases and gave new versions of the installer an important
workout. This has now been disabled and I'm not sure I will
ever use timeouts again!
When you go to download V1.0 you will notice a few things. Firstly a proper website! The site design and graphics were done by Andrew Forkes and Anne Carter (graphist). I'm absolutely thrilled by how it has turned out - I hope you like it as well. I'm also asking people to register and fill in a survey about what .NET and TDD related technologies they're using. This will give me invaluable information about where to focus future development efforts. I mentioned the formidable compatibility matrix - this isn't helped by (for example) not having the faintest idea how many people are still using Visual Studio .NET 2002. With the survey data I will be able to make informed decisions about what to support. There are also a few questions that will be interesting to blog about later (eg what testing related tools people are using). I hope you don't mind filling it in; if you do, at least answer the last question honestly. ;o)
Jamie Cansdale
Mutant Design Ltd.
