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| When polymake loads a very old data file lying behind several version bumps, all transformations between its version and the current version are applied in the proper (ascending) order; thus each transformation stylesheet should only contain converting operations specific for a single version bump. | When polymake loads a very old data file lying behind several version bumps, all transformations between its version and the current version are applied in the proper (ascending) order; thus each transformation stylesheet should only contain converting operations specific for a single version bump. | ||
| + | ===== Writing testcases ==== | ||
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| + | It is always a good idea - especially if your extension is large - to write unit tests for your code. Those are essentially small examples which test individual rules and functions. One advantage of this is that you will quickly notice if a change in your code (or in a new polymake release) breaks something in your extension. Polymake offers a convenient set of tools for this, you can find a full description [[dev_corner: | ||
| ===== Using other people' | ===== Using other people' | ||