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wizzard81
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Post by wizzard81 »

Hello,

I have a question, if you work on a big project with different modules do you often work with a test account? So that the customers have no worries while testing the code?

What i mean is if the project is getting bigger and bigger and you are doing updates that you can test if everything works with a test account?
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Post by markl999 »

So that the customers have no worries while testing the code?
Customers testing the code? :o
Shouldn't you test it before it goes live to customers?

I tend to use Unit Testing just to make sure any new code won't break anything and also have a various test accounts just to be sure the different levels of access work ok etc.
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Eh ;/ this probably wouldn't be reccommended but I always save a backup of my page, edit it to what I'd like, then let people try it out. If there's any problems that I can't fix I can restore my back up and try again.
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Post by Maugrim_The_Reaper »

You should test your own code prior to anyone else... Putting untested code online for public consumption is just adding unnecessary risk...
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Post by Chris Corbyn »

You should always test your own code once, twice, three times... over and over on as many browsers, versions and Operatinbg systems as you can get hold of... then test a bit more...

I think the original questions was whether developers create a testing account for this kind of thing... of course the answer is yes!... test it as if you were a member of the public and simulate every possible eventuality the you'll cover as much as you can... Hope fully :-)
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