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AoAD2 Practice: Test-Driven Development

James Shore

Test-Driven Development. It’s test-driven development, and it actually delivers these results. Test-driven development, , or TDD, is a rapid cycle of testing, coding, and refactoring. Done well, TDD eliminates an entire class of programming errors. Why TDD Works.

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The Third Leg of Emergent Design: Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD)

Net Objectives

In previous posts I discussed that the first leg of emergent design is TDD which provides code quality & sustainability. The essence of agility is … Continue reading "The Third Leg of Emergent Design: Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD)".

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Commonly Missing Tests in TDD

Net Objectives

Because TDD is “testdriven development, people tend to think of TDD as “writing tests first.” In fact, TDD is not a testing activity per se. Unit tests are a very useful by-product of this process. Because of this … Continue reading "Commonly Missing Tests in TDD".

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Announcing the TDD Companion

Net Objectives

For the last few month, I have been posting several times a week on what I hope are interesting topics relating to aspects of Test-Driven Development. I have just posted the sixtieth entry in this series and this seemed like enough content to gather into a sort … Continue reading "Announcing the TDD Companion".

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Test-Driven Development is not Merely “Test-First”

Net Objectives

Test-first yields analysis, it helps us determine what is clear, what is unclear or missing, and ferrets out misunderstandings. Unit tests are unforgiving, they don’t let you get away with anything. But Test-Driven Development also creates better design.

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Why TDD is more about design, emergence & sustainability than testing

Net Objectives

With a name like TEST-driven development you’d expect TDD is mostly about testing. Especially when the end result is tests. In our book Design Patterns Explained we discussed how testability (how easily code can be tested) is an intrinsic property of software and is highly correlated with good design.

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5 Tips for Successfully Implementing Behavior-Driven Development in Your Team

Gorilla Logic

It enhances your existing Agile approach , synthesizing Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD). For each team member, ask: Are they familiar with BDD or TDD? Net), or Behave (Python). At first glance, BDD appears to be straightforward. What’s BDD?