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TDD saved the day

Xebia

To tackle each operation, I started with a small test, following the principles of Test-Driven Development (TDD). If the tests became too complex, I knew something was missing. This description takes the form of a test. To construct the hierarchy, I did not require the GUI just yet.

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AoAD2 Practice: Reflective Design

James Shore

Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. Test-Driven Development. I wanted my new login endpoint to have sociable tests. See “Write Sociable Tests” on p.XX.)

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AoAD2 Practice: Incident Analysis

James Shore

Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. For an excellent and practical guide to incident response, see Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems [Beyer et al.

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Testing Without Mocks: A Pattern Language

James Shore

When programmers use test-driven development (TDD), the code they test interacts with other parts of the system that aren't being tested. To test those interactions, and to prevent the other code from interfering with their tests, programmers often use mock objects or other test doubles.

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Agile vs Waterfall: Key Differences And Definition?—?Which Model Is Better?

Codegiant

Due to Agile’s highly encouraging face-to-face interaction , you can bring everybody on the same page. Due to Agile’s methods of continuous iteration and feedback received, documentation isn’t highly encouraged as the team gets information based on how the market reacts to the product. Extreme Programming ?—?or

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The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition

James Shore

So, what allows me to do this—what allows me to do this show, this software development show every week, and what allows me to write this book—is the people who hire me for training and consulting. First, business analysts would interview stakeholders and document the system requirements. In theory, anyway.).

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Testing Without Mocks: A Pattern Language

James Shore

When programmers use test-driven development (TDD), the code they test interacts with other parts of the system that aren't being tested. To test those interactions, and to prevent the other code from interfering with their tests, programmers often use mock objects or other test doubles.

Testing 40