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Software test automation

A test double is software used in software test automation that satisfies a dependency so that the test need not depend on production code. A test double provides functionality via an interface that the software under test cannot distinguish from production code. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Test doubleA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Improved Double Pulse Test for Accurate Dynamic Characterization of Medium Voltage SiC DevicesInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Drug calculationsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Collimation test by double grating shearing interferometerCited 54 times
  5. Go sideways: Mock objectA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Bogus (Ruby)A closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun An object or procedure that looks and behaves like its release-intended counterpart, but is actually a simplified version to reduce complexity and facilitate testing.

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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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