Context Sensitivity

Definition:

• Changing the state or behaviour of the context in which the production code is embedded causes the failure of the test. This is the case, for example, when the code that is changed does not belong to the system under test.

References:

Quality attributes

• - Code Example

• - Cause and Effect

• - Frequency

• - Refactoring

• Categorising Test Smells

• xUnit test patterns: Refactoring test code