ReviewIn the previous two posts, we discussed some ways to look at code and pick out the test cases. These included finding the boundary test cases, input and output classes and special value testing. This time we’re going to take a departure and discuss specific practices which will help you creatively find more test cases. more »
Oct 042010
Jun 152010
Last time, in Identifying Test Cases #1, we looked at some simple examples of identifying test cases for SQL statements. This time, we’re going to look at a more complex example in the form of a database view. Our ExampleSuppose we want to know which of our employees are under the age of 18. In more »
Jun 082010
Nov 092009
Dec 172008
It wasn’t until recently that I ever thought to do away entirely with database constraints. Aside from appropriate normalization and writing fast SQL code, much of the time database professionals spend is on figuring out exactly what constraints to put on their schema. We’re taught by textbooks and by some bad experiences that database constraints more »

