https://jamespenning.dev/posts/Recent content in Posts on James Penninghttps://jamespenning.dev/images/og-default.pnghttps://jamespenning.dev/images/og-default.pngHugoen-usTue, 27 Oct 2026 11:05:32 +0000https://jamespenning.dev/flaky-test-definition/Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://jamespenning.dev/flaky-test-definition/Why an error and a failure are different test results, and why that matters when you call a test flaky.https://jamespenning.dev/top-5-pitfalls-writing-integration-tests/Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://jamespenning.dev/top-5-pitfalls-writing-integration-tests/Five mistakes I kept making with integration tests, from writing too many to leaving artifacts behind.https://jamespenning.dev/my-blogs-ci-runs-on-my-home-pc/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://jamespenning.dev/my-blogs-ci-runs-on-my-home-pc/I burned through my GitHub Actions usage limit, so this blog now builds, checks and deploys on a self-hosted Windows runner on a PC that was already on 24/7. Here's the setup, everything that broke, and why it was worth it.https://jamespenning.dev/nunit-classic-vs-constraint-assertion-models/Mon, 14 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://jamespenning.dev/nunit-classic-vs-constraint-assertion-models/Why NUnit's constraint assertion model gives you better failure messages than the classic model.https://jamespenning.dev/testcasedata-with-testcasesource-to-better-organize-your-tests/Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://jamespenning.dev/testcasedata-with-testcasesource-to-better-organize-your-tests/Pair NUnit's TestCaseData with TestCaseSource to move setup out of your tests and document each case.https://jamespenning.dev/using-runsettings-to-configure-nunit-tests/Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://jamespenning.dev/using-runsettings-to-configure-nunit-tests/Use a .runsettings file and TestContext.Parameters to pass configuration into NUnit integration tests without config-file templating.https://jamespenning.dev/test-context-part-2/Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://jamespenning.dev/test-context-part-2/A closer look at TestContext.CurrentContext in NUnit: the current test, its result, working directories and the Randomizer.https://jamespenning.dev/test-context-part-1/Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://jamespenning.dev/test-context-part-1/A tour of NUnit's TestContext static properties and methods: output, errors, progress, parameters, formatters and attachments.https://jamespenning.dev/getting-started-with-nunit/Fri, 27 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://jamespenning.dev/getting-started-with-nunit/Write and run your first NUnit unit test in C#, from installing the packages to reading the results.https://jamespenning.dev/current-reading-list/Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://jamespenning.dev/current-reading-list/Fourteen books on software testing I picked to build my testing library, and why two of them went to the top.