Testing without testing

Testing is a critical activity within any large software project. In this section, we will see how trying to avoid writing the necessary unit tests can cause major issues in the mid-to-long term.

Dummy unit tests

The dummy unit tests anti-pattern gets around the built-in requirement for unit testing in Salesforce by writing dummy tests that optimize for coverage but do nothing.

Example

TruckCo is a start-up automotive company that focuses on building next-generation EV trucks. It sees itself as more of a technology company than a manufacturing company and therefore invests heavily in top-range solutions to keep its technological edge.

Generally, TruckCo tends toward heavy customization and intense agile projects with long hours and short timelines. The supply chain application TruckCo is currently building on Salesforce is no exception to this rule.

The application will integrate their B2B commerce portal with order management and their supply...