Computer Science

Test-driven development (TDD) is a new approach to application development that is designed to eliminate the fear often associated with building software. Admittedly, some fear is healthy (often viewed as a conscience that tells programmers to “be careful!”), but the author believes that programmers build better software when they have the freedom to be creative. By building tests before coding begins, programmers ensure the success of their application from the outset. Students are more likely to achieve positive results with TDD. The author's example-driven approach also teaches students to be better communicators, and encourages team members to seek out constructive criticism.

Test Driven Development (TDD) is Kent Beck's latest focus; the approach is proven to reduce defects and produce more robust software.

° Write clean code that works with the help of this groundbreaking software method

° Begin to write automated tests that allow you to "test on the fly," and learn to optimize the practice of refactoring

° Example-driven teaching; Kent Beck's step-by-step instruction will have you using TDD to further your projects

Preface.


Acknowledgments.


Introduction.

I. THE MONEY EXAMPLE.

II. The xUnit Example.

III. Patterns for Test-Driven Development.

Software Testing and Verification [PTG: AW PROFESSIONAL] (Computer Science)
Software Engineering -- Advanced [PTG: AW PROFESSIONAL] (Computer Science)

Kent Beck consistently challenges software engineering dogma, promoting ideas like patterns, test-driven development, and Extreme Programming. Currently affiliated with Three Rivers Institute and Agitar Software, he is the author of many Addison-Wesley titles.

Clean code that works--now. This is the seeming contradiction that lies behind much of the pain of programming. Test-driven development replies to this contradiction with a paradox--test the program before you write it.

A new idea? Not at all. Since the dawn of computing, programmers have been specifying the inputs and outputs before programming precisely. Test-driven development takes this age-old idea, mixes it with modern languages and programming environments, and cooks up a tasty stew guaranteed to satisfy your appetite for clean code that works--now.

Developers face complex programming challenges every day, yet they are not always readily prepared to determine the best solution. More often than not, such difficult projects generate a great deal of stress and bad code. To garner the strength and courage needed to surmount seemingly Herculean tasks, programmers should look to test-driven development (TDD), a proven set of techniques that encourage simple designs and test suites that inspire confidence.

By driving development with automated tests and then eliminating duplication, any developer can write reliable, bug-free code no matter what its level of complexity. Moreover, TDD encourages programmers to learn quickly, communicate more clearly, and seek out constructive feedback.

Readers will learn to:

This book follows two TDD projects from start to finish, illustrating techniques programmers can use to easily and dramatically increase the quality of their work. The examples are followed by references to the featured TDD patterns and refactorings. With its emphasis on agile methods and fast development strategies, Test-Driven Development is sure to inspire readers to embrace these under-utilized but powerful techniques.

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Luke Hohmann borrows from his extensive experience managing successful enterprise software projects to provide practical wisdom on creating and sustaining winning software solutions. This book teaches students how to build a software architecture that aligns with a customer's overall business goals and helps students grasp the business ramifications of their decisions. These are two important aspects for any student to take away from a software engineering course as these skills will be vitally important when they enter the workforce.

• Beyond Software Architecture: Creating and Sustaining Winning Solutions
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• Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk
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• Implementation Patterns
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture is written in direct response to the stiff challenges that face enterprise application developers. The author, noted object-oriented designer Martin Fowler, noticed that despite changes in technology—from Smalltalk to CORBA to Java to .NET—the same basic design ideas can be adapted and applied to solve common problems. With the help of an expert group of contributors, Martin distills over forty recurring solutions into patterns. The result is an indispensable handbook of solutions that are applicable to any enterprise application platform.

• Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
  Fowler
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• Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design
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• Refactoring HTML: Improving the Design of Existing Web Applications
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With the highly anticipated Refactoring to Patterns, Joshua Kerievsky has changed our approach to design by forever uniting patterns with the evolutionary process of refactoring.

Intended for the more experienced student, this book introduces the theory and practice of pattern-directed refactorings: sequences of low-level refactorings that allow designers to safely move designs to, towards, or away from pattern implementations. Using code from real-world projects, Kerievsky documents the thinking and steps underlying over two dozen pattern-based design transformations. Along the way he offers insights into pattern differences and how to implement patterns in the simplest possible ways.

• Refactoring to Patterns
  Kerievsky
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Test-driven development (TDD) is a new approach to application development that is designed to eliminate the fear often associated with building software. Admittedly, some fear is healthy (often viewed as a conscience that tells programmers to “be careful!”), but the author believes that programmers build better software when they have the freedom to be creative. By building tests before coding begins, programmers ensure the success of their application from the outset. Students are more likely to achieve positive results with TDD. The author's example-driven approach also teaches students to be better communicators, and encourages team members to seek out constructive criticism.

• Test Driven Development: By Example
  Beck
  © 2003 | Addison-Wesley Professional | Paper; 240 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321146530 | ISBN-13: 9780321146533
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The concept of user stories has its roots as one of the main tenets of Extreme

Programming. In simple terms, user stories represent an effective means of

gathering requirements from the customer (roughly akin to use cases). This

book describes user stories and demonstrates how they can be used to properly

plan, manage, and test software development projects. The book highlights

both successful and unsuccessful implementations of the concept, and provides

sets of questions and exercises that drive home its main points. After absorbing

the lessons in this book, readers will be able to introduce user stories in their

organizations as an effective means of determining precisely what is required of

a software application.

• User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development
  Cohn
  © 2004 | Addison-Wesley Professional | Paper; 304 pages | Instock
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• xUnit Test Patterns: Refactoring Test Code
  Meszaros
  © 2007 | Addison-Wesley Professional | Cloth; 944 pages | Instock
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