SynopsisThere is a growing movement towards consolidation in the testing space. After some serious soul-searching prompted by discussions at the ALT.Net conference, the MbUnit team realized the value of the test platform itself as a separate entity unto its own. Consequently we are now working on two distinct projects: the MbUnit v3 framework and the common Gallio testing platform. The Gallio platform is an open, extensible, and neutral system that provides a common object model, runtime services and tools (such as test runners) that may be leveraged by any number of test frameworks. In this vision of the world, MbUnit v3 itself is simply another test framework plugin with the same status as any other. As a proof of concept, we have already implemented plugins for NUnit, xUnit.Net and MbUnit v2. We intend to foster the creation of a rich ecosystem of interoperable testing tools produced by and for the community at large so as to address a far wider range of testing needs than any previous independent testing framework has done before. Unit tests, integration tests, performance tests, and even semi-automated test harnesses should all be able to leverage common facilities where appropriate. Moreover, they should present consistent interfaces to the world so that they can easily be integrated into the systems and processes of the enterprise. PillarsCommunity ParticipationBe Welcome HereNeutral BrandOpen LicenseCommunity ShowcasePackagingMany People, Many Needs, Many Tools, Many Languages, One PlatformTesting in the SmallTesting in the LargeDifferent PhilosophiesDifferent FrameworksCommon PlatformShared ServicesRuntime SupportPlug-in Extension ModelTest EngineRich ReportingData BindingData GenerationConstraintsInstrumentationAnd More...See also: Gallio Roadmap
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