The Developer Testing Toolbox

23 Jun 2025

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I will be presenting "The Developer Testing Toolbox" at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge 2025 on July 26, 2025. Below is the topic information.

The Developer Testing Toolbox

This will be an intermediate topic and I'll be assuming developers already understand the basics of unit testing. All code examples will be in C#. Here's the session's description:

Software testing is a vital skill for any developer who wants to deliver high-quality, reliable software. This session will explore unit testing and more advanced topics, such as mocking, integration tests, and mutation testing. It will also show tools and packages that can help you automate your testing process and make it more productive. Now includes .NET Aspire examples!

Presentation code can be found at https://github.com/jeremyknight-me/presentations

Tooling Links

Unit Test Framework (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/testing/)
xUnit (https://xunit.net)
FakeItEasy (https://fakeiteasy.github.io) or NSubstitute (https://nsubstitute.github.io)
WebApplicationFactory (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/test/integration-tests)
TestContainers (https://dotnet.testcontainers.org)
Stryker (https://stryker-mutator.io)
Playwright (https://playwright.dev)
BenchmarkDotNet (https://benchmarkdotnet.org)
k6 (https://k6.io)
Verify (https://github.com/VerifyTests/Verify)
Bogus (https://github.com/bchavez/Bogus)