[Tech] GSoC Proposal 2

[Matthew Toseland]

On Tue, Mar 20, 2007 at 06:06:01PM +0100, Sback wrote:
> Florent Daignière (NextGen$) wrote:
> > * Sback <sback at sback.it> [2007-03-20 15:44:43]:
> >   
> >> Deliverables:
> >>  * Create specific method tests with a fine granularity on most used code
> >
> > I'm not sure we want tests to focus on the most used code : if it breaks
> > we will realize it soon enough...

My concern here is that he may write a whole load of tests and then
we'll go and rewrite that section of code (e.g. when rewriting the
congestion control/retransmission/link crypto code) and the tests won't
compile any more, or will test things that we no longer use.
> >   
> You are right.
> In my opinion tests does not only permit to detect a bug presence, but
> also to find in a easier way.  In other words: if you run a bad code,
> you will see that there is a problem, but it could be not so easy to
> identify it.
> Tests help in this situation.
> And usually most used parts are the most changed (for bugfix, code
> refactoring, performance improvement)
> and stressed. So new developers would be really aided by a Test Suite
> for those parts.

True.

> These are the reasons that conduct me to concentrate on most used parts
> of code.
> 
> But of course I will appreciate every suggestion about this point!
> 
> nextgens : Which parts do you think need good testing?
>                  I could consider them important in addition to most
> used parts!
> 
> Thank you,
>     Sback
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