unit test vs functional test
Unit Tests are written from a programmers
perspective. It is executed to ensure that
a particular component of an application
performs a set of specific tasks.
Functional Tests are written from the user
perspective. They ensure that the system
is functioning as users are expecting.
Functional testing is a BlackBox testing
technique that is usually performed by the tester.
Unit Testing of software applications
is done during the development (coding)
of an application. UNIT Testing is defined
as a type of software testing where
individual units/components of a
software are tested.