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C# Unit Testing in C# Test Driven Development Red

Daniel Hildreth
Daniel Hildreth
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Posted by Daniel Hildreth
Daniel Hildreth
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Difference between run and debug tests

In the Unit Testing course with C#, sometimes Run tests is called, where as other times the Debug tests is called. What is the difference between these two methods, and when would you want to use one over the other?

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luke hammer
luke hammer
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luke hammer
luke hammer
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it's the same as running your main project.

Run Test simply runs the test and return results

Debug Test with cause the action to stop when it hits breakpoints.