NUnit vs Visual Studio 2010's MSTest?
I realise that there are many older questions addressing the general question of NUnit v MSTest for versions of Visual Studio up to 2008 (such as this one).
Microsoft have a history of getting things right in their 3rd version. For MSTest, that is VS2010.
Have they done so with MSTest? Would you use it in a new project in preference to NUnit?
My specific concerns:
- speed
- running tests within CruiseControl.NET (either commandline or MSBuild task)
- code coverage reports from CC.NET
- can you run MSTest tests in debug mode
(We use ReSharper, so test-runners are not an issue for us. We have used NUnit for the last few years. We do not have TFS.)
Answer
- List item speed is same, but MsTest may be a bit slower because it creates folder for test run every time
- MSBuid and CC.Net is big pain. You can't run MSTest on computer without VS on it (not 100 sure about 2010, but with 2008 it is so)
- not sure, sorry
- yes you can, from visual studio
My recommendation is following: if NUnit satisfies you - use it, forget about MSTest