Anthony: Would you be willing to share specific information about web2py testing approaches.
I plan on starting a web2py project early next year and would like to use a TDD approach. What do you suggest? Have fun, Joe On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Anthony <abasta...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think there is a confusion between third party *services* and third > party *tools*. web2py has absolutely no problem accessing third party > APIs (such as Google Analytics), and this will be exactly the same as you > would handle things in other frameworks. The comment you found on SO has > nothing to do with accessing external APIs. Instead, it refers to some > complications that arise specifically when using third party unit testing > tools due to the way web2py executes application code. In any case, that > comment vastly overstates the difficulty. There are several recipes and > existing libraries for doing testing in web2py, and once you understand how > it works, it is not difficult to deal with (though admittedly not quite as > straightforward as testing in other frameworks). Of course, there are many > other areas in which web2py will make your life much easier. > > Anthony > > > On Sunday, November 9, 2014 11:38:59 PM UTC-5, WhoSoLovesUs wrote: >> >> Hi, I'm in the beginning stages of building my app. >> >> One of the most important things it will do is connect to 3rd party >> services via their APIs (e.g. Google Analytics) >> >> I ran into a disconcerting comment on this stackoverflow thread >> <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3646002/django-turbo-gears-web2py-which-is-better-for-what> >> . >> >> To quote Mike A's comment >> <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3646002/django-turbo-gears-web2py-which-is-better-for-what#comment8500264_3648273> >> : >> >> web2py has many good features, but be very wary of the global environment >>> which becomes a real pain after a short time. It makes interacting with >>> third-party tools like test-runners very difficult. Django is much more >>> mature, being older than web2py, and has a much larger community and number >>> of installations. >> >> >> Can anyone here comment on this? Not being a programmer myself, I need >> some more information about what this exactly means and why Mike would be >> of this opinion. >> >> Thanks :) >> > -- > Resources: > - http://web2py.com > - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) > - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) > - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "web2py-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Joe Simpson *"All that is gold does not glitter,**Not all those who wander are lost;**The old that is strong does not wither,* *Deep roots are not reached by the frost." J. R.R. Tolkien* -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
