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Originally Posted by zem52887
In regards to testing each function alone, I was under the impression that with my particular code the functions need to run in conjunction with one another. Or do you mean I should merely select a link to use to test it myself rather than using the general yahoo! index link which then undergoes the functions.
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Programmers tend to make some test data. We simulate as if it were connecting to a page, but we only give one test set so we can make it work with that. If that test set works, then we take some other test sets, we try to do every possible thing so that nothing will come unexpected when the client and/or boss comes to take a look. Try a kazillion test sets in the end, or just let it connect to the site, then if some test set fails, check out why and fix it.
Since you don't want to hammer the server, testing offline might be an idea. I don't think Yahoo will care all that much though, just don't do it too fast, or it will disconnect you (DDOS) like you already mentioned.