In a typical Julia package , tests are separated from the source files leading, I’d argue, to the omission of tests and a slower development cycle. I would rather include function tests in the same file and adjacent to the definitions, for several reasons: decreased conceptual distance, in that s…

You mention Documenter.jl in the third point. Are you aware of doctests ?

I believe TestItemRunner.jl + TestItems.jl let you put tests in the source code: GitHub - julia-vscode/TestItemRunner.jl: Run Julia test items

Rust does this too: How to Write Tests - The Rust Programming Language

Also C++, e.g. with GitHub - catchorg/Catch2: A modern, C++-native, test framework for unit-tests, TDD and BDD - using C++14, C++17 and later (C++11 support is in v2.x branch, and C++03 on the Catch1.x branch)

[image] sbuercklin: I believe TestItemRunner.jl + TestItems.jl let you put tests in the source code Yes, it does. The best intro to the features etc is probably Prerelease of new testing framework and test run UI in VS Code .

Style: include tests in source files?

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davidanthoff August 24, 2023, 7:12pm 6

Yes, it does. The best intro to the features etc is probably Prerelease of new testing framework and test run UI in VS Code.

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Style: include tests in source files?

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