James Shore

APRIL 13, 2022

Test-Driven Development is one of the few truly new Agile ideas. Test-Driven Development. ?? Fast, Reliable Tests. ?? He’s a software development coach who works with software organizations around the world. Discussion prompts: Test-Driven Development works best when you take small steps.

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Honeycomb

JUNE 23, 2020

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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Martin Fowler

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a technique for building software that guides software development by writing tests. It was developed by Kent Beck in the late 1990's as part of Extreme Programming. Write the functional code until the test passes. Write the functional code until the test passes.

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Henrik Warne

JUNE 19, 2022

I recently finished Effective Software Testing – A Developer’s Guide by Maurício Aniche , and I really liked it. I have been coding for a long time and I think I have been writing pretty good tests for the features I have implemented. The book apparently grew out of lecture notes from a course on software testing.

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Dzone - DevOps

MAY 25, 2023

Test-driven development has gained popularity among developers as it gives developers instant feedback and can identify defects and problems early.

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Dzone - DevOps

MARCH 12, 2020

One of the most essential steps of any software development project is testing. But when should software undergo testing? It seems logical to test the project when it is completed. However, the power of the classic test procedure is limited.

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Martin Fowler

MAY 28, 2020

Much like test-driven development or continuous delivery, threat modelling rewards investment. And every team is different- with different skills, tools, constraints and personalities. There is no single way to threat model, this guide simply provides some basics to get you started.

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Dzone - DevOps

MARCH 16, 2020

"Write your unit tests before your code," an adage that every developer knows by heart, in theory, but seldom practices it in reality. Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a novel concept that instructs developers to write unit test cases before writing even a single line of code.

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James Shore

MARCH 29, 2021

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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DevOps.com

MAY 19, 2023

Modern development environments, in which rapid continuous delivery is facilitated by automated continuous integration/continuous development (CI/CD) pipelines, require thorough and automated testing in development prior to integration.

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Martin Fowler

AUGUST 17, 2023

At Thoughtworks, we are strong practitioners of Test Driven Development (TDD). Naturally this leads to the question of how generative AI can help with this technique. Paul Sobocinski writes a brief memo explaining how some of our teams have used TDD with GitHub Copilot.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 11, 2024

To make sure that your state management functions as intended, it is essential to test your Redux code. We’ll look at methods and resources for testing Redux apps in this extensive article. Why Test Redux? Testing is an integral part of the development process, and Redux is no exception.

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TechBeacon

JUNE 8, 2021

Most developers believe in the value of unit tests, even if they don't always like writing them. 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.

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NeverFriday

JUNE 7, 2013

James Shore, author of the book “The Art of Agile”, wrote an article that covers the alternatives to acceptance testing. The way you write an acceptance test is to take a user story and then write code that tests the end result of a software process. When it comes to testing, my goal is to eliminate defects.

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Xebia

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Writing tests that help evolve a system is hard, and you get there by avoiding smart tests while preferring dumb ones. The Paradox of Smart Tests Smart is always better than dumb, isn’t it? This time we’ll look at the paradox that dumb programmer tests are superior to smart ones. Let’s dive in.

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Xebia

APRIL 5, 2022

In many organizations, automated testing lags behind and becomes a bottleneck for successful continuous delivery. Either tests do not provide enough confidence or companies take a very traditional approach, resulting in releases either introducing substantial risks or becoming costly. These principles tell us our tests should be: Fast.

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Toptal

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Any piece of code that has no tests is said to be legacy code according to Michael Feathers. Therefore, one of the best ways to avoid creating legacy code is using test-driven development (TDD). component with basic functionality using TDD.

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James Shore

JANUARY 10, 2025

We use Extreme Programming as our model of how to develop software. They also love test-driven development, pairing, continuous integration, and evolutionary design. They tend to be passionate, senior developers. This is what test-driven development is all about, and its an amazing way to work.

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Dzone - DevOps

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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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Honeycomb

JUNE 9, 2020

According to her, this step is observability driven development. “Start going down the path of Observability Driven Development and follow your curiosity to wherever it leads.” ” The post A Next Step Beyond Test Driven Development appeared first on Honeycomb.

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Honeycomb

JUNE 9, 2020

According to her, this step is observability driven development. “Start going down the path of Observability Driven Development and follow your curiosity to wherever it leads.” ” The post A Next Step Beyond Test Driven Development appeared first on Honeycomb.

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Coding Dojo

JANUARY 9, 2023

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

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Henrik Warne

AUGUST 20, 2017

I recently found out about the book Developer Testing – Building Quality Into Software by Alexander Tarlinder , and I immediately wanted to read it. Even though I am a developer at heart, I have always been interested in software testing (I even worked as a tester for two years). What ILiked The Most.

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Dzone - DevOps

JANUARY 15, 2020

When I first heard about Test Driven Development (TDD) I immediately wrote it off as a technique that will slow me down, how on earth should I know exactly what my code will look like if I often refactor while coding. Even now when I ask developers what they understand about TDD that is the response I receive.

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CircleCI

APRIL 4, 2019

In my last post , I talked about building a structured path to production: which tests to include, when to do them, and why. In this post, we’ll get into exactly how to do each kind of test. We’ll cover the techniques of mocking and stubbing , and test-driven development to help each testing layer.

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Xebia

JANUARY 12, 2022

Test-driven development (TDD) has been around for more than 20 years. Sadly, a lot of developers still don’t do it in practice. . Many people think of TDD as a methodology for testing because of its name. There are some negative feelings towards writing tests. TDD is not about testing at all.

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Xebia

JANUARY 12, 2022

Test-driven development (TDD) has been around for more than 20 years. Sadly, a lot of developers still don’t do it in practice. . Many people think of TDD as a methodology for testing because of its name. There are some negative feelings towards writing tests. TDD is not about testing at all.

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CircleCI

DECEMBER 3, 2021

So, careful testing is an essential requirement before publishing any code. In this article, you will learn about two fundamental types of software testing, unit testing and integration testing , and how your team can implement them in your CI/CD pipelines to validate your code quickly and deliver new features to your users with confidence.

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James Shore

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

By popular demand, my Faster, More Effective Test-Driven Development course in now available in an in-depth two-day version! If you’ve ever struggled with slow tests, tests that randomly fail, or difficulty refactoring, you need this course. 27 Feb 2020. James Shore/Calendar. This is a great course.

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Henrik Warne

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

I like to use Test-Driven Development (TDD) when coding. Writing tests only makes sense after the solution is viable. Last week, I came across examples of where I developed new functionality without using TDD. Avoiding Premature Tests. There were two cases where I didn’t start with tests.

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Perficient

MARCH 9, 2024

I don’t like testing Databricks notebooks and that’s a problem. I like Test Driven Development. Databricks has documentation for unit testing. I tried to test one notebook using another notebook. I tried to test one notebook using another notebook. I like Databricks. Just run./.venv/bin/python

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CodeSignal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

When a candidate has made it past the initial screening process, we’d typically like to take a closer look at their work, so there’s less of a need for automated testing. In this particular case, this task uses RSpec, a testing framework for Ruby which is one among many tools and frameworks supported by the CodeSignal platform.

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James Shore

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

On October 16th, at the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference in Portland, I’ll be presenting a half-day workshop on using test-driven development without mock objects. This is a great session for programmers who want to learn new ways to improve their tests. Are your tests slow and brittle?

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Dzone - DevOps

AUGUST 30, 2021

It is a custom software development process that is driven by the behavior of an application and is often called an extension of the Test-Driven Development (TDD) approach. Why Behavior Driven Development Testing Came Into the Picture.

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DevOps.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

For nearly the entire history of application development—certainly since application development became available to a larger market with the adoption of the personal computer for expansive business use—testing has taken a back seat across most of the industry. The post This Has Been a Test appeared first on DevOps.com.

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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). This article outlines some of the things that actually do work and explains “Samman,” which is a coaching method used with developers.

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Net Objectives

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Test-first yields analysis, it helps us determine what is clear, what is unclear or missing, and ferrets out misunderstandings. Unit tests are unforgiving, they don’t let you get away with anything. But Test-Driven Development also creates better design.

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