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In the last installment, I set forth some recommendations for using Test Doubles effectively. In this article, I’ll discuss a class of tools which can aid in reducing some of the coupling and obscurity that comes with the use of … Continue reading →

In our last installment, the topic of Test Doubles was introduced as a mechanism for verifying and/or controlling the interactions of a component with its collaborators. In this article, we’ll consider a few recommendations for using Test Doubles effectively.   … Continue reading →

In our last installment, we concluded our Test-First example which demonstrated the Test Driven Development process through the creation of a Tic-tac-toe component. When writing automated tests using either a Test-First or classic unit testing approach, it often becomes necessary … Continue reading →

In part 5 of our Test-First example, we continued by addressing issues filed by the QA team. While I thought we had covered the reported defects pretty well, I wanted to do a little smoke testing against the full application … Continue reading →

In part 4 of our Test-First example, we continued by addressing issues filed by the UI team. To conclude our example, we’ll finish the remaining issues this time. Here’s what we have left: Issue Description Owner Defect The player can … Continue reading →

In part 3 of our Test-First example, we finished the initial implementation of our Tic-tac-toe component. After we finished, a team in charge of creating a host application was able to get everything integrated (though rumor has it that there … Continue reading →

In part 2 of our Test-First example, we continued the implementation of our Tic-tac-toe game using a Test-First approach. This time, we’ll finish out our requirements. Here’s where we left things: When the player goes first it should put their … Continue reading →

The last installment of our series introduced Test-First Programming and briefly discussed its refinements: Test-Driven Development and Behavior-Driven Development.  This time, we’ll dive into a simple Test First example using the principles of Test-Driven Development along with some of the … Continue reading →