http://www.compactcode.com/2009/08/six-months-of-test-driven-development/ keeping software simple Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:20:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.compactcode.com/2009/08/six-months-of-test-driven-development/comment-page-1/#comment-8 admin Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:59:11 +0000 http://www.compactcode.com/?p=31#comment-8 @Pramatr It's infectious isn't it! lately I have been trying not to preach about it too much. I figure if TDD is good, then my results should speak for themselves and encourage my colleagues to give it a try :) @Pramatr
It’s infectious isn’t it! lately I have been trying not to preach about it too much. I figure if TDD is good, then my results should speak for themselves and encourage my colleagues to give it a try

]]> http://www.compactcode.com/2009/08/six-months-of-test-driven-development/comment-page-1/#comment-7 admin Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:54:52 +0000 http://www.compactcode.com/?p=31#comment-7 @logofreestyle Great to hear that you have been trying to experiment with unit testing! If your feeling overwhelmed with the complexity of your tests don't worry, that's normal. Pick yourself up and try again with something smaller and easier to understand. Build your confidence up slowly, you don't have to go at it 100% from the get go. The best way to get help testing a really complex piece code is to show it to someone who has a good understanding of TDD, the solutions are not usually complex but may require a small mindshift :) @logofreestyle
Great to hear that you have been trying to experiment with unit testing! If your feeling overwhelmed with the complexity of your tests don’t worry, that’s normal. Pick yourself up and try again with something smaller and easier to understand. Build your confidence up slowly, you don’t have to go at it 100% from the get go. The best way to get help testing a really complex piece code is to show it to someone who has a good understanding of TDD, the solutions are not usually complex but may require a small mindshift

]]> http://www.compactcode.com/2009/08/six-months-of-test-driven-development/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Pramatr Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:35:52 +0000 http://www.compactcode.com/?p=31#comment-4 Nice post. I've often found the first problem with TDD is convincing yourself you're going to give it a fair crack of the whip and the second is getting everyone else to do the same. You've got to want to do it, you've got to want to change. If you or others don't want to it will not go anywhere. And the most annoying thing about it is when you're hooked trying to get everyone else hooked as well ;-). Nice post. I’ve often found the first problem with TDD is convincing yourself you’re going to give it a fair crack of the whip and the second is getting everyone else to do the same. You’ve got to want to do it, you’ve got to want to change. If you or others don’t want to it will not go anywhere. And the most annoying thing about it is when you’re hooked trying to get everyone else hooked as well .

]]> http://www.compactcode.com/2009/08/six-months-of-test-driven-development/comment-page-1/#comment-3 logofreestyle Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:10:46 +0000 http://www.compactcode.com/?p=31#comment-3 well... you're article is interesting but I'd love to know more about what's the difference between a "more experienced developers using a test driven approach to development" and you (by extension a lot of people without extensive test driven knowledges?). How do serious developpers their magic tricks ? In one of my project I tried to make unit tests as much as i could but i must admit it didnt go very well... I noticed a lot of mistakes in my code because the granularity of my tests were extremely poor, some parts were not tested because testing it would have be too costly (insane testing scenarii, too much complexity, etc.). well… you’re article is interesting but I’d love to know more about what’s the difference between a “more experienced developers using a test driven approach to development” and you (by extension a lot of people without extensive test driven knowledges?). How do serious developpers their magic tricks ? In one of my project I tried to make unit tests as much as i could but i must admit it didnt go very well… I noticed a lot of mistakes in my code because the granularity of my tests were extremely poor, some parts were not tested because testing it would have be too costly (insane testing scenarii, too much complexity, etc.).

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