Component Testing with xUnit within the EU Project Daidalos II

Testing is one of the most important things to accomplish when software is developed. Without testing end users would have to deal with faulty programs far more often. The question remains what is so difficult or special about testing software that even great companies with large dedicated testing departments are unable to create reliable software products. This bachelor thesis will introduce and discuss those techniques. Daidalos II, 'Designing Advanced network Interfaces for the Delivery and Administration of Location independent, Optimized personal Services', is a huge software development project of the European Union. This bachelor thesis will address different aspects of testing of software components on the lowest level, the so-called unit level. The main question in the wider context of this bachelor thesis is, whether unit testing is applicable to such a highly integrated project.