2007 TDD Technical Review 
James Shore
MARCH 29, 2021
To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. This excerpt is copyright 2007, 2020, 2021 by James Shore and Shane Warden. 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.
James Shore
MARCH 17, 2022
This excerpt is copyright 2007, 2021 by James Shore and Shane Warden. With TDD, you run the tests as often as one or two times every minute. If they don’t, you won’t be able to get feedback within 1-5 seconds, and that’s crucial for the TDD loop to work effectively. If you use TDD correctly, broad tests shouldn’t be needed.
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James Shore
APRIL 9, 2021
To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. This excerpt is copyright 2007, 2020, 2021 by James Shore and Shane Warden. Technically, you can refactor at any time, but unless your IDE has provably-safe refactorings, it’s best to do it when you have a good suite of tests that are all passing. How to Refactor.
Cory Foy
MARCH 2, 2020
Organizational agility through intersecting business and technology. About Cory provides organizational and technical coaching, consulting and training that helps complex companies greatly improve the speed to market of quality products. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. April 2007.
James Shore
MAY 26, 2021
To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. This excerpt is copyright 2007, 2020, 2021 by James Shore and Shane Warden. Eventually, of course, you’ll want to see the code run, either to fine-tune the user interface (which can be difficult to test-drive), for customer review, or just to double-check your work.
James Shore
JUNE 2, 2021
To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. This excerpt is copyright 2007, 2020, 2021 by James Shore and Shane Warden. Confirm that the software does what it needs to do with frequent customer reviews and stakeholder demos. Other testers are more technically-oriented. Your feedback is appreciated!
James Shore
MAY 26, 2021
To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. This excerpt is copyright 2007, 2020, 2021 by James Shore and Shane Warden. Eventually, of course, you’ll want to see the code run, either to fine-tune the user interface (which can be difficult to test-drive), for customer review, or just to double-check your work.
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