Comments on: Am I officially a “nerd”?? http://nizarnoorani.com/index.php/archives/132 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Nizar http://nizarnoorani.com/index.php/archives/132/comment-page-1#comment-6382 Nizar Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:50:45 +0000 http://nizarnoorani.com/?p=132#comment-6382 Depends on what kind of testing you're doing. If it's unit testing, then you should stub out the DB layer for at least the following reasons. 1. You have more control over the fake data, 2. There is no reason to run all the logic is the DB layer since you are unit testing. 3. Your unit test will be much faster. If you are doing an integrated test then yes you should hit the DB and run all the logic in between that. Hope this helps! Depends on what kind of testing you’re doing. If it’s unit testing, then you should stub out the DB layer for at least the following reasons. 1. You have more control over the fake data, 2. There is no reason to run all the logic is the DB layer since you are unit testing. 3. Your unit test will be much faster.

If you are doing an integrated test then yes you should hit the DB and run all the logic in between that.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Nisar http://nizarnoorani.com/index.php/archives/132/comment-page-1#comment-6375 Nisar Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:02:56 +0000 http://nizarnoorani.com/?p=132#comment-6375 what is the best way of testing, should you go to db and pull data or stub/fake data? what is the best way of testing, should you go to db and pull data or stub/fake data?

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