Step Through and Branch Testing

For all newly written code in Theatre Manager, the developer is expected to step through each line of code manually and verify the code is changing the variables as desired. If a code branch is not taken, the developer is expected to set up a condition to take that branch and prove that the values work, the notation is correct, the parameters are correct as designed. A developer is not expected to step through known to be working super class methods – those can be stepped over unless it produces an unexpected result.

With step through testing, you can quickly throw a lot of small tests at a bit of code. An example might be converting a number to text. Adjusting the input parameters and stepping over code to see the results can quickly test many different parameters.