WebExpress – Testing as a Form of Design
In the development of WebExpress , a modular web platform built with a strong focus on visual clarity, technical depth, and contributor-friendly extensibility, testing plays a central role. It is not just a control mechanism. It is an essential part of the creative process, a reflection of the architecture, and a tool for communication between developers, the system, and the community. WebExpress currently includes more than 4,000 unit tests that target individual modules, methods, and API behaviors. These tests are not only extensive in number but also carefully designed. They follow principles of defensive programming, validate method chaining, input handling, and the presence of fallbacks. Each test acts as a contract between module and developer, a promise that the system behaves consistently and predictably under defined conditions. Tutorial projects play a unique role. They serve as learning tools for new users and also function as system-level tests. By modeling real-world appl...