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Abstract [ Documentation]

.NET supports various testing paradigms.

Types of Tests

  • Unit tests — test individual components or methods (“units of work”). They only test code within the developer’s control and not infrastructure.
  • Integration tests — tests two or more components’ ability to function together (their “integration”).
  • Load tests — tests whether a system can handle a specified load.

Testing Frameworks

  • xUnit — free; open-source; a project of the .NET Foundation.
  • NUnit — ported from JUnit; a project of the .NET Foundation.
  • MSTest — Microsoft’s test framework for all .NET languages.