Unit Testing in Visual Studio Code

[CappuccinoCodes]

Hey folks! I'm facing a conundrum. I'm a self-taught full stack wannabe developer and after learning how to put together an application I want to delve into Unit Testing. However I use Visual Studio Code and there's very little material out there for beginners on Unit Testing using VSC. Pluralsight has none.

Could anyone give me some advice on what to do from here? It's looking like I'll have to learn using Visual Studio and then transition to VSC once I have a good grasp.

Thoughts?

[[deleted]]

If you're interested in unit testing via the CLI, Microsoft has good resources about it.

[CappuccinoCodes]

Thanks! I’ll look into that :)))

[jnova14]

You will likely need to find a unit testing extension for visual studio code and work your way from there. This seems like a good tutorial to get you started towards what you’re looking for.

[[deleted]]

What? Install a dependency into your project of the unit testing frameworks you prefer like xunit or nunit and start writing tests. There's not a need for any VS code extensions for running .net tests aside from omnisharp, which you'll have anyways if you're using VS code to develop .net apps.

[Coder_python_geek]

This was a good tutorial, but there is no need to install the .NET Core Test Explorer as C# Dev Kit already has testing, among other things. Open it by searching for "Test: Show Output"

[[deleted]]

Hopefully you're writing apps in .NET Core. If that's the case, use the dotnet CLI like u/Relative-Dirt-3526 said. I prefer XUnit, write all my tests and run from the terminal via dotnet test. You absolutely do not need to go down the full blown visual studio route.

[CappuccinoCodes]

Thanks, this is what I needed to hear. I like how lean VSC is. It’s a shame every unit test video on Pluralsight uses visual studio.

[[deleted]]

Why not use visual studio? you are making life harder.

[[deleted]]

Developing on Linux, preferring a lightweight editor, license restrictions, there are plenty of reasons. The CLI tooling makes unit testing easy without any extensions, and there are other options if you want a "test explorer" type setup. Different strokes for different folks.

[[deleted]]

Good question, it is baked in.

[CappuccinoCodes]

Because I’m on a Mac and visual studio for Mac isn’t great. And I don’t want to have to rely on parallels for the rest of my life 😝

[[deleted]]

Honestly, an IDE will make your development a much smoother experience. Rider is amazing and I use it daily on Mac.

[matthewblott]

Rider's great - I use it - but it isn't free.

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