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The Real Reasons for Doing Test-Driven Development ??

Xebia

Why do people apply TDD? Here’s a secret: it’s not for the tests. Learn about the actual goal and values hidden under the surface of Test-Driven Development. What Are the Real Reasons for Doing TDD? Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a controversial topic amongst developers.

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Agile Book Club: Test-Driven Development (with Mike “GeePaw” Hill and J.B. Rainsberger)

James Shore

Test-Driven Development is one of the few truly new Agile ideas. Originally created by Kent Beck as part of Extreme Programming, it’s a fantastic way of making sure your code does what you intended it to do. It’s not perfect, but it’s a powerful tool for creating robust and reliable software. Rainsberger.

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Agile, Stand-ups, TDD and Code Reviews

The Programmer's Paradox

When the Agile Manifesto came out 20 years ago, I really liked what it said. It all has to be very reactive; you keep fiddling with the code until it gets traction. Startups were quite agile long before the manifesto used that term. In order to sell its ideas to corporations, Agile ended up formalizing itself.

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AoAD2 Practice: Test-Driven Development

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. 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. Programmers.

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Custom Software Development Services & Modern Practices

Apiumhub

Custom software development plays an important role in taking your project to the next level. Custom software development gives your business the flexibility and compatibility to scale up or down and tailor it to your needs. The alternative, off-the-shelf software could be inefficient or inadequate.

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Software Testing and Agile

Coveros

February 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Agile Manifesto. Take a moment to think about where you were in February of 2001—at the inception of the Agile Manifesto. I was with a privately held software engineering firm focused on helping organizations transform their software testing capabilities.

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Value vs valueable - another aha-moment

Marcusoft

For example, the true meaning of words and phrases. Those are the same word in Swedish, but when I understood the difference a lot of things made sense when it comes to agile and lean stuff. For example this: Numbers simulation - less is more! Write a test for some functionality that doesn’t exist yet. Refactor the code.