Over Refactoring Of Tests

Definition:

• where you can’t read them because they’ve been DRYed out to death

Code Example:

// Over Refactoring Of Test
assertThat(calculateAnswer(INPUT))
 .isEqualTo(EXPECTED);

//before
assertThat(calculateAnswercountTheWordsIn("This is a string"))
 .isEqualTo(4);

References:

Quality attributes

• - Code Example

• - Cause and Effect

• - Frequency

• - Refactoring

• Test Smells - The Coding Craftsman