Stairway to SQL Server Automated Database Testing Level 1: Why You Need TDD
The first article in this Stairway Series makes the case for test-driven development.
2020-11-25 (first published: 2014-12-31)
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Test-Driven Development
Improve Your Database Unit Testing Skills and Win Free Stuff
As the SQL Developer community grows to embrace the benefits of test-driven development for databases, so the importance of learning to do it properly increases. One way of learning effective TDD is by the use of code kata – short practice sessions that encourage test-first development in baby steps. I have a limited number of licences for SQL Test to give away free – just for practicing a bit of TDD and telling me about it.
2012-10-10 (first published: 2012-09-19)
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Fun with business days, calendar tables, and test-driven development
We shall discuss how to
build a calendar table, and use it in calculations involving business days
2010-09-23
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An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 5
The fifth installment of this fantastic series by MVP Andy Leonard looks at database versioning. Be sure to read this one to continue learning more about TDD.
2010-11-26 (first published: 2009-08-20)
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An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 4
Continuing on with his testing series for T-SQL code, MVP Andy Leonard looks at deployment here.
2010-11-19 (first published: 2009-07-15)
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An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 3
Andy Leonard continues on with his series on TDD. This time he performs some refactoring on his solution.
2010-11-12 (first published: 2009-07-13)
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What is the Best Way to Test SQL?
Over the past five or so years, encouraging progress has been made with regard to testing .NET application code...I wish I could say that the same progress had been made with testing SQL.
2009-07-01
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An Example of Test-Driven Development
Developing a database can be an trying experience, and it's ways good to see how someone else builds a design. In this new article, MVP Andy Leonard shows us how to build a database using test-driven development for a weather database.
2010-10-29 (first published: 2009-04-30)
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Test-Driven Development of T-SQL Code
Learn how to incorporate Test-Driven Development practices into your database development methodology with TSQLUnit.
2013-11-28 (first published: 2008-10-20)
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RE: Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004
Gee, I think I'm blushing! BFF! Seriously, Dale, you are absolutely correct. We should all keep these political issues more in perspective.
2004-06-08
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