InfoQ Culture Methods

JUNE 15, 2021

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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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2022

TechCrunch+ roundup: Fundraising beyond the Bay Area, web3 gaming, TDD prep checklist by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch. . “It’s still too early to know whether this is a short-term correction, or if it’s a new normal that will be maintained for the foreseeable future.”

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Xebia

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

That is precisely what TDD helps with. TDD to Separate Concerns At the core of TDD is its mantra : red, green, refactor. Instead of "juggling" all three concerns simultaneously, TDD strongly nudges us towards delineating them in a sequence of steps. Conclusion Do you need TDD to do this?

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Martin Fowler

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a technique for building software that guides software development by writing tests. The most common way that I hear to screw up TDD is neglecting the third step. Further Reading Kent's summary of the canonical way to do TDD is the key online summary.

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Martin Fowler

MAY 21, 2024

My colleague Matteo Vaccari has written an article on how to use TDD to test drive these templates using xunit-style tools which can be run easily from the command line or as part of build scripts. While these can be tested through end-to-end tests running in the browser, such tests are slow and more work to maintain than unit tests.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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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Dzone - DevOps

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

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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Agile Alliance

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

In this lightning talk, Seb Rose introduces Cyber-Dojo, a free, open source, online training environment for people who want to get better at TDD.

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Martin Fowler

JUNE 5, 2024

Matteo Vaccari completes his article on testing template-generated HTML, by looking at how to use TDD with pages that make calls to the server.

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Agile Alliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

This session shows how to use TDD to drive the design of a multithreaded code. If you've confronted test driving for thread-safety this session is for you.

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DevOps.com

OCTOBER 3, 2019

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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Henrik Warne

JUNE 19, 2022

This chapter uses the example of converting Roman numerals to integers to show how TDD works. After presenting what it is, the author notes that even though he uses TDD a lot, he does not use it all the time. Not all situations benefit from TDD. Empirical research does not find clear benefits from TDD.

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CircleCI

APRIL 25, 2019

In this post, I’m going to cover two methods for software development that take testing into consideration at the outset: test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD). Using these methodologies will improve the way you think about software development, and greatly enhance the efficacy of your tests.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

After technical due diligence (TDD) begins, no amount of storytelling can cover the secrets buried in GitHub and Jira. To help companies prepare for TDD, Van Itallie has written a primer with eight questions founding teams must be able to answer confidently. Tomorrow, we’ll run his detailed TDD checklist.

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Apiumhub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Last month we talked about TDD example in software development ( part 1 ) and TDD first cycle ( part 2 ). In this new TDD and primitive obsession article, we will focus on removing duplication and reinforcing the constructors of our entities, something key to have a robust system. TDD: primitive obsession. other.id; } }.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Previously, the author offered a detailed overview of the technical due diligence (TDD) process investors conduct before injecting cash into early stage startups. More posts by this contributor. 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence. ” Product roadmap.

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Toptal

JULY 29, 2020

Employing a test-driven development (TDD) approach in React projects tends to be straightforward, especially with the aid of Jest and Enzyme. In this article, Toptal JavaScript Developer Dave Hyungmok Lee demonstrates his React TDD process, from epics and user stories to development and production.

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Dzone - DevOps

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In this post, we see how to integrate PBT into your Kotlin tests. Introduction. I’ve been a big fan of Property Based Testing for a number of years, based on my experiences with ScalaCheck. It’s always been an annoyance that Kotlin did not support this testing style, at least to the same extent.

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Agile Alliance

APRIL 6, 2022

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. Samman is a method for people who want to make a difference and improve the way software is built.

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Apiumhub

AUGUST 30, 2018

Let’s continue with our series of TDD articles, in the first part we looked at the theory behind the TDD and Unit Testing. In this second part, TDD First Cycle , we begin to develop our application, an application of notes where a user can write notes and everything that comes to our mind. TDD First Cycle.

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Dzone - DevOps

OCTOBER 7, 2019

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.

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DevOps.com

MAY 19, 2023

This article explains how test-driven development (TDD) and acceptance test-driven development (ATDD) methodologies reduce CI/CD lead times. Lack of test automation in development impacts CI/CD lead time for […] The post How Test-Driven Methodologies Reduce CI/CD Lead Time appeared first on DevOps.com.

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Habitable Code

AUGUST 19, 2022

Back in 2014 I wrote a blog post listing three mistakes often made by folks who are new to test-driven development (TDD). We’re doing TDD, but we have no code to test; we have nothing to hang our first test on, so we need to invent something, fast! The three mistakes I identified are: Starting with error cases or null cases.

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TechBeacon

JUNE 8, 2021

Most of them are okay with writing unit tests while doing new development work or practicing test-driven development (TDD), but it's easy to be disciplined with greenfield development. Most developers believe in the value of unit tests, even if they don't always like writing them.

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James Shore

APRIL 13, 2022

In this session, we’re joined by two folks with decades of TDD experience: Mike “GeePaw” Hill and J. His video essay, TDD & The Lump of Coding Fallacy , is a great explanation of why TDD saves development time. His video essay, TDD & The Lump of Coding Fallacy , is a great explanation of why TDD saves development time.

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Habitable Code

AUGUST 12, 2022

Back in 2014 I wrote a blog post listing three mistakes often made by folks who are new to test-driven development (TDD). Each time I visit a team that is relatively new to TDD I find the same basic mistakes cropping up every time. Next time, another TDD rookie mistake… Thanks for reading Habitable Code! This is part 1.

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Habitable Code

AUGUST 26, 2022

Back in 2014 I wrote a blog post listing three mistakes often made by folks who are new to test-driven development (TDD). This is part 3, and will deal with taking a step that’s too big… When the bar is red and the path to green is long, TDD beginners often soldier on, writing an entire algorithm just to get one test to pass.

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OverOps

JULY 15, 2019

Learn to apply TDD in Javascript with Steven Hicks, Senior Engineer, speaker, writer and teacher who embraces the philosophy that a developer’s job is to solve problems, not just write code. This half-day intermediate-level workshop addresses and abolishes the frustration so often associated with Test-Driven Development.

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Toptal

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Therefore, one of the best ways to avoid creating legacy code is using test-driven development (TDD). component with basic functionality using TDD. While there are many tools available to create unit tests in JavaScript and, in this post, we will use Jest and Enzyme to create a React.js

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Coding Dojo

JANUARY 9, 2023

TDD Guide For Beginners Read More ». TDD Guide For Beginners appeared first on Coding Dojo. Going all-in on a project only to discover a bug or oversight after the fact can be incredibly demoralizing. While you may not be able to completely … What Is Test-Driven Development? The post What Is Test-Driven Development?

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OverOps

MARCH 30, 2020

Over a decade ago, when Test-Driven Development (TDD) was introduced, it promised to improve productivity and quality. Companies are under pressure to move fast to remain viable, even those that have been around for over 100 years, and they need to move twice as fast to defend their position and remain competitive.

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Net Objectives

MAY 1, 2019

TDD is typically part of an agile process. In TDD, a new requirement always starts out as a new, failing test or “specification.” We write the test … Continue reading "Sustainable TDD: Part 1".

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Net Objectives

APRIL 23, 2019

TDD often uses unit tests to drive behavior into the system. When these are automated, this can give us clues as to how to make our work in TDD more reusable. Tools like Fit, Specflow, and Cucumber are all designed to parse some non-technical artifact (such … Continue reading "TDD and Test Invariance".

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Net Objectives

MAY 20, 2019

Ideally in TDD, no more than one test is ever failing at any given point in time. We want the suite to get back to “all green” as quickly … Continue reading "TDD: Keeping Tests Green". This test represents the work that is about to be done but hasn’t yet. Also, this test should not spend a long time in the red.

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Net Objectives

MAY 16, 2019

TDD is a powerful way to develop new code. In his excellent book, Working Effectively with Legacy Code, Michael Feathers outlines techniques … Continue reading "TDD and Legacy Code". In his excellent book, Working Effectively with Legacy Code, Michael Feathers outlines techniques … Continue reading "TDD and Legacy Code".

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Net Objectives

MAY 7, 2019

TDD depends on a strong connection between the automation of the test suite and the system itself. So, if errors creep into the test … Continue reading "Sustainable TDD: Part 3". So, if errors creep into the test … Continue reading "Sustainable TDD: Part 3". The problem is automated tests pass by default.

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Net Objectives

MAY 3, 2019

So, when the team adopts TDD, it is understandable that attention is paid to the level of resource needed to sustain it over time. It’s not uncommon for project managers to notice, as the project grows, that the … Continue reading "Sustainable TDD: Part 2". Spending them on one thing means not spending them on another.

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