Yes but what we are talking about here are not tests. We are talking about a folder called test that provides examples of hos to customize the layout. These examples may confuse new users since they require extra modules, views and controllers.
On Nov 3, 2:50 pm, Branko Vukelic <bg.bra...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've randomly read this topic in between CSS and short cigarette > breaks, and noted this part: > > "About the tests. They are not heavy in the bandwidth sense. They just > clutter the design page and new users get lost. There is aleady too > much stuff in the design page. I am even considering hiding > appadmin.py and appadmin.html." -- Massimo > > Some simple test suites included in the default app is not a bad idea, > imho. It helps newbies acquire some testing skills and more > importantly, learn how tests are done in _real-life_ as opposed to > testing "hello world" applications. > > In my 2 years as programming hobbyist, I've gotten the impression that > testing is for advanced users, and have never seen a complete beginner > tutorial include any testing. So, after 2 years, I still haven't done > serious testing myself. > > And I see no reason why this should be the case. From the little > testing I've done so far, I don't see any reason why testing shouldn't > be introduced as early as possible, especially since it solves lots of > problems during development. So I think it would be great if test > suites are included in sample web2py app or two. > > Speaking of clutter, would it be possible to hide the "test" > icon/button for files that do not really include any tests? That would > clear the clutter. > > -- > Branko Vukelić > > bg.bra...@gmail.com > stu...@brankovukelic.com > > Check out my blog:http://www.brankovukelic.com/ > Check out my portfolio:http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxbunny/ > Registered Linux user #438078 (http://counter.li.org/) > I hang out on identi.ca:http://identi.ca/foxbunny > > Gimp Brushmakers Guildhttp://bit.ly/gbg-group
