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Article: How to Spread Technical Practices Like TDD in an Organization

InfoQ Culture Methods

One of the success factors for Agile and DevOps is developers changing the way they work and adopting practices like Test-Driven Development (TDD). It’s not something that just happens by itself, and many of the “usual” ways of introducing change fail for TDD.

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The Economics of TDD

Dzone - DevOps

From a management standpoint, Test-Driven Development (TDD) can be a difficult sell. Tempting as it is to cut testing in order to reach the next milestone in the project, it is a mistake because, as we’ll see, TDD can help us accelerate development and reduce costs over a project’s lifecycle.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Fundraising beyond the Bay Area, web3 gaming, TDD prep checklist

TechCrunch

TechCrunch+ roundup: Fundraising beyond the Bay Area, web3 gaming, TDD prep checklist by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch. On Wednesday, he followed up with a detailed checklist for C-level executives and senior managers responsible for helping VCs determine whether their “codebase is safe enough for investment.”.

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8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence

TechCrunch

Let’s start with the positives: If an investor is proceeding with technical due diligence (TDD), you’ll likely pass. Here’s the not-so-good news: Companies can pass the business test, but fail TDD. Even if TDD is not on the horizon, having good answers to these questions will ensure your codebase is healthy.

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Team Leadership in the Age of Agile

Speaker: Roy Osherove, Technology and Leadership Consultant

To do this, you've learned a wide variety of techniques and methodologies - SCRUM, Kanban, TDD, DevOps, self-organized teams, and much more. As a senior software leader, you spend much of your time trying to optimize your team's performance – from increasing delivery rate and velocity to reducing defect rates and waste.

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TDD, Unit Testing and the Mainframe

DevOps.com

The post TDD, Unit Testing and the Mainframe appeared first on DevOps.com. Unit testing is like exercise: Companies know it’s good for you and you should do it, but given their druthers, they’d rather avoid the effort and just get to the benefit. I wish I could say it’s otherwise.

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When TDD Is Not a Good Fit

Dzone - DevOps

Without knowing the solution, is TDD worth it? I like to use Test-Driven Development (TDD) when coding. However, in some circumstances, TDD is more of a hinderance than a help. You may also enjoy: Should We Always Use TDD to Design? This happens when how to solve the problem is not clear.