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Testing Business Programs Without Constructing Domain Objects

Unit testing business logic often requires surprisingly little business data. Suppose we want to test a program that loads an order, calculates its total, and rejects it when the amount exceeds a limit.

Testing Business Programs Without Constructing Domain Objects

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Unit testing business logic often requires surprisingly little business data.

Suppose we want to test a program that loads an order, calculates its total, and rejects it when the amount exceeds a limit.

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Unit testing business logic often requires surprisingly little business data. Suppose we want to test a program that loads an order, calculates its total, and rejects it when the amount exceeds a limit.

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