The Password-Strength Checker Design Kata – Part 1
In two of my three technical courses (Essential Agile Engineering Skills and Essential Test-Driven Development), the first major topic I cover is refactoring, its role on an…
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A History of Test-Driven Development (TDD), as Told in Quotes
Nope, I haven’t forgotten that my next newsletter was going to be in response to a comment on the last newsletter. But I’ve discovered the…
Can a Unit of Behavior Span Objects?
A client recently asked me if a unit test could test multiple objects. On the surface, you might suppose my immediate answer would be “No…
A Dozen Reasons Why Test-First is Better than Test-Later, Pt. 3
The third and final part in the Developer Essentials mini-series of posts about test driven development (TDD). Click here, if you missed Part 1 or…
A Dozen Reasons Why Test-First Is Better Than Test-Later (Pt. 2)
From the Developer Essentials Newsletter: The intersection of Agile methods and technical software development. If you missed Part 1, review it here.
A Dozen Reasons Why Test-First Is Better Than Test-Later (Pt. 1)
An editor of Dr. Dobbs magazine once wrote to me—replying to my response to an article—“All the benefits [of Test-Driven Development] could be attained equally…