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title: "Unit Testing in C++ is harder than.."
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canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2010/9/6/unit-testing-in-c-is-harder-than.html"
published: "2010-09-06T07:45:46"
updated: "2010-09-06T07:45:46"
tags: ["Unit Testing"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Unit Testing in C++ – it’s even harder than Inidian Pole Gymnastics Video unavailable (the original video has been removed from YouTube). I mean seriously - CPPUnit is the devil. What kind of test framework do you use…"
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# Unit Testing in C++ is harder than..

By Roy Osherove September 6, 2010 In [Unit Testing](https://osherove.com/blog/category/unit-testing)

**Historical article** · Originally published September 6, 2010; technical details may be outdated.

Unit Testing in C++ – it’s even harder than Inidian Pole Gymnastics

Video unavailable (the original video has been removed from YouTube).

I mean seriously - CPPUnit is the devil. What kind of test framework do you use in C++?

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