> > Of course this only applies to unit tests. Integration tests and > > acceptance tests are another story. > > Sound argument. Are you suggesting then that a distinction be made > between unit, integeration, and acceptence tests in the project > directory structure?
I've been following this thread intently now. What the maven core philosophy for testing, and the distinction between unit / integration / acceptance tests would make for an excellent piece of documentation. I think this would be useful for the book too. Added it to http://wiki.codehaus.org/maven/UserInput . I find myself getting confused occasionally about the differences when attempting to describe it to a fellow software developer. So ... I created a wiki page on http://wiki.codehaus.org/maven/TestingPhilosophies to help me get things straight for me and other developers (not to mention management). I encourage the participants of this thread to add their own comments to this page. If I can enlighten 1 other developer with this page, it will have been worth it. /* Joakim Erdfelt - java coding gorilla - maven neophyte */
