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Why automated tests?
Automated tests can make testing a visual effects pipeline very fast. Ideally, you just need to press one button and wait a few seconds. New features can be developed and shipped faster with fewer bugs.
Automated tests are ubiquitous in software development; many companies use them. In visual effects, automated tests are not widely used yet for the development of visual effects pipelines. Visual effects companies could also benefit from the advantages of automated tests.
Why this website?
There are many guidelines on how to write automated tests, but none of them covers the needs of the visual effects industry, such as how to deal with DCCs and large existing codebases. This guideline is explicitly made for technical directors working in the visual effects industry. It tries to lower the point of entry for write automated tests for visual effects pipelines for them.
Let’s get started!
How to write automated tests
Learn to write your first test
Mocks
Make writing tests easier by using mocks
Dependency Injection
A technique to easily deal with dependencies
Dealing with Dependencies
Handle dependencies in tests
The Test Pyramid
Discover how much effort you should put into which kind of test
Legacy Code
Make your life with legacy code easier
Examples
See testing techniques applied to real projects
Last modified August 24, 2020