Unit Testing with F# Training Course

This course introduces the tools and techniques needed to write F# based unit tests. A special emphasis is placed on test driven development (TDD). Functional TDD is a testing approach that uses functional programming to unit test an application before developing it. Functional programming (as opposed to imperative, state-transition-style programming) in a language such as F# lends itself well to TDD because smaller, well-targeted tests can be written in isolation.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to use F# to write unit tests that are direct and easy to understand.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Build a complete system out of small, isolated functions
• Express test cases as properties instead of examples
• Write test code without the need for mocks
• Reduce the need to control and check for side effects
• Use libraries such as NaturalSpec, FsCheck, FsTest, FsUnit and Unquote to facilitate test cases creation
• Use F# to overcome some of the problems associated with mainstream Test-driven Development (TDD)

Audience

• Test engineers

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice