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The Real Reasons for Doing Test-Driven Development ??

Xebia

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. Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a controversial topic amongst developers. It is a vehicle to drive development. Why do people apply TDD?

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Test-Driven Development in Cobol

Agile Alliance

Mainframe systems have always been around, quietly processing 80% or more of financial transactions worldwide while people's attention was focused on colorful and innovative front-ends. The post Test-Driven Development in Cobol first appeared on Agile Alliance. Now mainframes are enjoying a resurgence.

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Effortlessly Streamlining Test-Driven Development and CI Testing for Kafka Developers

Dzone - DevOps

Test-driven development has gained popularity among developers as it gives developers instant feedback and can identify defects and problems early. Apache Kafka® provides a distributed, fault-tolerant streaming system that allows applications to communicate with each other asynchronously.

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A Next Step Beyond Test Driven Development

Honeycomb

The most successful software development movement of my lifetime is probably test-driven development or TDD. With TDD, requirements are turned into very specific test cases, then the code is improved so the tests pass. With TDD, your tests run in a hermetically sealed environment.

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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. Test-driven development applies the same principle to programmers’ intention.

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Observability-Driven Development vs Test-Driven Development

Dzone - DevOps

The concept of observability involves understanding a system’s internal states through the examination of logs, metrics, and traces. This approach provides a comprehensive system view, allowing for a thorough investigation and analysis. While incorporating observability into a system may seem daunting, the benefits are significant.

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How to get observability across your distributed systems

TechBeacon

Practices such as test-driven development have created a new world, one where a project without automated unit tests tends to be a red flag for most engineers. The last decade has seen significant improvements in the approach to software quality.