Talk:Test case

Test case and unit test
What is the difference between a test case and a unit test? --Abdull (talk) 13:10, 8 March 2010 (UTC)


 * A unit test is a specific test case that is usually written to exercise a component that cannot normally be accessed by using a program's user interface. It is the smallest component being tested. For instance, if the unit being tested takes two integer values and returns a string value, then the automated unit test would pass in two integer values and evaluate the string value returned. It may do this several time to test the various equivalence classes. A test case can be any specific set of tests, whether based on a single unit or on an entire collection gathered together to make a module, or even to test the entire flow of data. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:54, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Test Case Mgmt Software
There is a section specifically for test case mgmt software. Such a section invites people to contribute to it. If this not the intent, then the content should be incorporated into the article. If it IS the intent, then the criteria should be established for inclusion. Currently it seems to be "open-source". The recent exclusion of a particular software package as "spam" could equally apply to the two open-source packages mentioned. Being commercial does not automatically exclude one from a list, nor does being open-source automatically include one (unless it's a list of open-source projects).

Many other software articles I've seen center around notability. IE if the software in question has it's own article, mention it. Otherwise don't. This seems reasonable to me. AliveFreeHappy (talk) 20:44, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * The intent is to invite people to add internal links to it. WP:EL lists what should be listed and how. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:00, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

I can't find any internal articles for the two that are currently listed. Maybe we could change them to something that's internal if you know of some. AliveFreeHappy (talk) 22:11, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * WP:EL and WP:ELNO don't require open source products from having internal articles. Feel free to read those guidelines. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:27, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I've read those and I somehow don't see the allowance for open source products that you mention. Nor do I see a blanket "no commercial" links. What I do see is no advertising or promotional links. Open source links certainly might fall under such a prohibition. The point of EL as I read the policy is to provide links to things that will further the understanding of the material in the article. Simply linking to an open-source product may or may not fit that. I don't think there is any automatic inclusion. If you ready it differently, maybe you can be more specific what part of the policy you see it in - I may have missed it. AliveFreeHappy (talk) 21:16, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Funny you should mention that. I just opened a discussion to clarify that issue. Feel free to add your comments and concerns. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:53, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps I misunderstood you, somehow I thought you were suggesting that people should add internal links, and then you seemed to be mentioning WP:EL which is about external links. Also WP:EL explicitly states EL shouldn't be used in the body of the article where possible. Did you intend for the section to be a sub-section of the EL section which some articles do? I'm merely trying to clarify what the guidelines are so that someone coming here will know what to add and what to not add, and will understand when someone reverts. You can see similar at pages like List of tools for static code analysis AliveFreeHappy (talk) 22:32, 22 July 2010 (UTC)