Episode 262 - PowerScripting Podcast - Scott Muc on Testing with Pester

In This Episode
Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Scott Muc about Pester
News


http://powershell.org/wp/community-events/summit/


Alan Renouf will be presenting at the Norcal PowerShell user group on 4/1


Interview
Guest - Scott Muc
Links


Pester on Github: https://github.com/pester/Pester#pester


https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/boundaries


http://scottmuc.com/blog/development/powershell-bdd-testing-pester-screencast/


http://www.powershellmagazine.com/2014/03/12/get-started-with-pester-powershell-unit-testing-framework/


http://twitter.com/ScottMuc


http://scottmuc.com


 
Chatroom Highlights:
[22:49:25] I did one and it was hard
## When will it get a psd1?
##Why is unit testing important for scripts?
##What benefits do we get from writing tests?
##How does TDD play into the equation?  Is that feasible with scripts?
##I'm curious diffs between pester and psate. I integrated both in PoshTools and see a lot of similarities.
## are there any youtube video tutorials for Pester
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Hey halr9000: /topic #PowerScriptingPodcast http://vaughnlive.tv/embed/video/jonwalz
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https://github.com/pester/Pester#pester
https://github.com/jonwagner/PSate/wiki/PSate-v-Pester
Dave_Wyatt: https://github.com/jaykul/PSAINT ;)
https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/boundaries
https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/screencasts
Another good resource is Working Effectively With Legacy Code by Michael Feathers.  Good discussion of where to create seams for testing. http://www.amazon.com/Working-Effectively-Legacy-Michael-Feathers/dp/0131177052/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394764302&sr=1-1&keywords=working+with+legacy+code
http://babushka.me/
Example of a resource https://github.com/PowerShellOrg/DSC/blob/master/Resources/StackExchangeResources/DSCResources/StackExchange_Pagefile/StackExchange_Pagefile.psm1
Example of tests for a resource https://github.com/PowerShellOrg/DSC/blob/master/Resources/StackExchangeResources/DSCResources/StackExchange_Pagefile/StackExchange_Pagefile.Tests.ps1
http://scottmuc.com/powershell-pester-2-and-1-dot-2-released/
http://www.powershellmagazine.com/2014/03/12/get-started-with-pester-powershell-unit-testing-framework/
http://scottmuc.com/blog/development/powershell-bdd-testing-pester-screencast/
http://www.powershellmagazine.com/2014/03/12/get-started-with-pester-powershell-unit-testing-framework/
https://github.com/pester/Pester/graphs/contributors
http://twitter.com/ScottMuc
http://scottmuc.com
http://powershell.org/wp/2014/03/13/building-desired-state-configuration-custom-resources/
did you see this? https://github.com/PowerShellOrg/ebooks/tree/master/DSC

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