Productivity

Before Q3 2011 was live we have introduced you one of the major new functionalities you can find in the release – the new Stored Procedure Editor. It is the tool that allows us now to present our stored procedure support as feature complete. Along with the visual interface the Editor is offering, we have enhanced the functionality that was available in previous OpenAccess ORM versions generating automatically methods in the OpenAccessContext that are calling stored procedures. The old version of this code generation used to produce methods such as this one: // Old code generation public object[] GetCarsDetails(string carMake) {     SqlParameter parameterCarMake = new SqlParameter("CarMake",...

In a previous blog post we have shared with you the upcoming release of a new feature of OpenAccess ORM, helpful for those of you doing RAD development in web environment – the OpenAccessLinqDataSource component. As Q3 is already live, you can try it out! Just drag the component from your Visual Studio toolbox, where you can find it under the Telerik.OpenAccess.Web category: To get you started and allow you to learn how to use OpenAccessLinqDataSource in no time, we have prepared a video for you on Telerik TV. Enjoy watching it and don’t forget to rate it - we value your feedback highly! If you like learning OpenAccess...

In my last post I talked about some ways to organize your tests to help keep things clear and discoverable. My pal Adam Goucher, one of the top Selenium folks around, took me to task me via mail (in a friendly way!) that tags and metadata are a critical part of organizing your tests. I agree, but with a subtle difference. Tags and other forms of metadata are great for helping you categorize your tests, but I think they come in to play more when you’re trying to execute your tests versus organize your tests on the file system. ...

Naming and organization is critical in keeping software systems maintainable as you move forward, especially with larger systems or systems with longer lifespans. You’ll find yourself spending large amounts of time stumbling around unclear, tangled source code if you don’t take care with how you lay out your classes, namespaces, and projects. We should take the same exact care with our tests as the systems we’re delivering to our customers, because test code IS production code. Careful naming and layout of your tests is every bit as important as the system itself—and perhaps even a bit more since we ...

Join us for the Q3 webinar on Test Studio on Tuesday, Nov 29th at 2pm Eastern. You can register at our GoToMeeting site. The webinar is titled “Functional and Performance Testing with Test Studio” however, I’ll also be covering the great enhancements to Test Studio just released as part of our Service Pack 1 update. Come join us! About the author Jim Holmes Jim Holmes has around 25 years IT experience. He is co-author of "Windows Developer Power Tools" and Chief Cat Herder of the CodeMash Conference. He's a blogger and evangelist for Telerik’s Test Studio, an awesome set ...