Test Driven Development: That’s Not What We Meant • Steve Freeman • YOW! 2017

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2017. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Steve Freeman - Software Consultant, Specialising in Agile development ABSTRACT Test-Driven Development (TDD) has been so successful that it’s now unfashionable. But many developers complain that being required to write tests just gets in the way of shipping features. That wasn’t our experience when we first stumbled onto TDD a dozen years ago, so what went wrong? Were we fooling ourselves, or did the message get confused along the way? In this talk, I will revisit the basics, the essence of what makes TDD work. I will look at some of the common difficulties that I see with teams that are struggling. I will show how understanding the principles means that we can use tests to help us deliver more effectively. [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Steve Freeman & Nat Pryce • Growing Object-Oriented Software • https://amzn.to/3tOq45w Saleem Siddiqui • Learning Test-Driven Development • https://amzn.to/35OMb3n Roy Osherove • The Art of Unit Testing • https://bit.ly/3obiKNB Kent Beck • Test Driven Development • https://amzn.to/36kchvd https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #TDD #TestDrivenDevelopment #Programming #Testing #UnitTesting #SteveFreeman #YOWcon Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter