
What is Unit Testing?
Unit testing is a software testing technique where individual units or components of a software are tested in isolation. The goal is to validate that each unit of the software performs as designed.
Benefits of Unit Testing
- Ensures code correctness and reliability
- Facilitates refactoring and code changes
- Improves code quality and maintainability
- Enables automated regression testing
Example: Simple Unit Test in C#
using Xunit;
public class CalculatorTests
{
[Fact]
public void Add_ReturnsSum()
{
var calculator = new Calculator();
var result = calculator.Add(2, 3);
Assert.Equal(5, result);
}
}
Popular Unit Testing Frameworks
- xUnit.net
- NUnit
- MSTest
- Jest (for JavaScript/TypeScript)
- Jasmine, Mocha, etc.
"Unit testing is the foundation of reliable, maintainable, and high-quality software."