On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 12:48:01PM +0000, Tim Bunce ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I ask because several times I've been puzzled by a test failure > where the message printed is ambiguous. Compare these two: > > not ok 42 - is red > > not ok 42 - should be red
I always write tests and assertions the same way: What it is you're checking for, and/or why. is( $nstooges, 3, "Correct stooge count" ); unlike( $stooge_list, qr/Shemp/, "We're not revisionist" ); The why is often more important than anything: is( scalar @states, 51, "51 states includes dummy XX state" ); xoxo, Andy -- Andy Lester => [EMAIL PROTECTED] => www.petdance.com => AIM:petdance
