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Bliki: TestDrivenDevelopment

Martin Fowler

Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a technique for building software that guides software development by writing tests. Write the functional code until the test passes. Write the functional code until the test passes. Refactor both new and old code to make it well structured.

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The Real Reasons for Doing Test-Driven Development ??

Xebia

Why do people apply TDD? What Are the Real Reasons for Doing TDD? Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a controversial topic amongst developers. After many years of doing TDD daily, I think part of the reason is that some people do not fully grasp the reasons behind TDD. TDD and the Values of XP.

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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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Technical Agile Coaching with the Samman Method

Agile Alliance

Samman is a method for people who want to make a difference and improve the way software is built. The focus is specifically on technical practices and how people write code, and it's the best way I know to help software developers to adopt practices like TDD and Refactoring.

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Team Leadership in the Age of Agile

Speaker: Roy Osherove, Technology and Leadership Consultant

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. To do this, you've learned a wide variety of techniques and methodologies - SCRUM, Kanban, TDD, DevOps, self-organized teams, and much more.

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Scrum master certification: Top 13 certs for agile pros

CIO

The agile methodology, which facilitates collaboration between stakeholders, teams, and customers during software development, is fast gaining prominence in today’s enterprises. The Scrum master leads this process, providing guidance to the team and product owner and ensuring agile practices are followed by team members.

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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. About the Book Club.