Unit-testing should have as few barriers as possible. For relational databases those barriers range from external dependencies to speed to keeping the relational schema synchronized with your object ...

Within IT, testing has matured as an industry. Many tools exist, and many IT shops have testing groups. But, often those testing groups are unable to assist on data-related projects. The heart of the ...

In-Depth Eliminate Database Dependencies in Test-Driven Development How to avoid the end-to-end integration test problem with the Repository pattern. By Benjamin Day 09/01/2009 Get Code Download Many ...

7) Any change must have an official testing signoff attesting to complete testing by an independent test resource or team, tested in the Integration and Pre-PROD test environments.

Best way to refresh test database with data from production? Maxer Jul 2, 2008 Jump to latest Follow Reply ...

Before you try to try to get your Unix system collecting data from a database that someone else manages, you might want to run some simple tests from a Windows desktop. Yes, I said "Windows".

Microsoft has released another test version of its forthcoming SQL Server 2005 database and has introduced a free management tool. The company made the second "community technology preview" of SQL ...