https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Refactoring Articles feed https://www.infoq.com/articles/brittle-test-suite-maybe-too-dry/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Refactoring-articles <img src="https://res.infoq.com/articles/brittle-test-suite-maybe-too-dry/en/headerimage/is-your-test-suite-brittle-maybe-its-too-DRY-header-1713945017743.jpg"/><p>One important design principle in software development is DRY – Don’t Repeat Yourself. However, when DRY is applied to test code, it can cause the test suite to become brittle — difficult to understand, maintain, and change. In this article, I will present some indications that a test suite is brittle, guidelines to follow when reducing duplication in tests, and better ways to DRY up tests.</p> <i>By Kimberly Hendrick</i> Clean Code Integration Testing Refactoring Unit Testing Test Driven Development article Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/articles/brittle-test-suite-maybe-too-dry/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Refactoring-articles Kimberly Hendrick 2024-04-26T09:00:00Z /articles/brittle-test-suite-maybe-too-dry/en