Authors | A. van Deursen, L. Moonen, A. van den Bergh and G. Kok |
Editors | M. Marchesi and G. Succi |
Title | Refactoring Test Code |
Status | Accepted |
Publication Type | Proceedings, refereed |
Year of Publication | 2001 |
Conference Name | Proceedings 2nd International Conference on Extreme Programming and Flexible Processes in Software Engineering (XP2001) |
Date Published | may |
Abstract | Two key aspects of extreme programming (XP) are unit testing and merciless refactoring. Given the fact that the ideal test code / production code ratio approaches 1:1, it is not surprising that unit tests are being refactored. We found that refactoring test code is different from refactoring production code in two ways: (1) there is a distinct set of bad smells involved, and (2) improving test code involves additional test-specific refactorings. To share our experiences with other XP practitioners, we describe a set of bad smells that indicate trouble in test code, and a collection of test refactorings to remove these smells. |
Citation Key | Simula.SE.525 |