Test Driven Development: Ten Years Later
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Michael Feathers is a consultant with Object Mentor. He balances his time between working with, training and coaching various teams around the world. Steve was a pioneer of Agile software development in the UK, he has built applications for banks, ISPs, financial data providers, and specialist software companies. He has given training courses in Europe, America, and Asia.
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Michael James
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TDD is becoming mainstream
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Melle Koning
Thanks Michael and Steve for a very good overview of the field.
Fascinating topic
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Olivier Gourment
One thing that is missing, I think, is the "discussion/socialization" part of the TDD, designing the tests first - boils down to validating the requirements (as well as drafting the design) before starting implementation. TDD forces you to think and discuss about the requirements (as well as the implementation). That's also a reason why its consistent application brings more quality to the product.
The first sentence/title summarizes it all, I think. It is about professionalism... Some people proofread their emails before hitting the Send button, others don't. Some people think about what message they want to convey in an email, others still don't even do that (and it may be because of the context rather than the individual). Still others will think about what they want to say and reflect about the best way to do that, it might be an email, it might be a conversation, but they know that even if they can craft the best wording, it is less important than conveying the message (what) rather than focusing on the phrasing (how)... However, isn't it the case that it takes years focusing on the how and becoming an expert at the how, only to realize that the what is, in the end, the most important...
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