Test Driven Development Workshop, South Africa

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Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a design engineering process that relies on a very short development cycle. A TDD approach to software development requires a thorough review of the requirements or design before any functional code is written. The development process is started by writing the test case, then the code to pass the test and then refactoring until completion.

Benefits of a TDD approach to software engineering include:
Faster feedback
Higher Acceptance
Avoids scope creep and over engineering
Customer centric and iterative
Leads to modular, flexible, maintainable code

In this course, you will learn about unit tests, user stories, design, refactoring, frameworks, and how to apply them to existing solutions. In addition, this course explores the implications of code dependencies, fluid requirements, and early detection of issues. This course demonstrates the skills developers and teams need for building quality applications sustainably, with quality, for the life of the code base

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Software developers and programmers
Agile practitioners
Quality assurance professionals
Software testers
Product owners
Project managers
IT managers
Software engineers

Unit Testing principles and practices
Role of unit testing in software development and testing
How to write effective unit testing
Properties of effective unit tests
How to use mock objects to isolate the “system under test”
Effective refactoring of the code base
Benefits of the test-first and test-driven development
Techniques and practices to aid in the successful adoption of test-driven development
Using acceptance testing and behavior-driven development to further advance test-driven development

1. Agile Overview

What is Agile Software Development
Components of Agile
The Role of TDD in Agile Development
Benefits of Agile Development
Becoming Agile

2. Principles of Agile Development

Design Principles Overview
Coding Principles

3. Unit Testing

Unit Test Fundamentals
Advanced Unit Testing
Frameworks
Test Runners
Advanced Test Attributes

4. Test Driven Development

TDD Rhythm
Sustainable TDD
Supporting Practices
Pair Programming
Pairing Techniques
Eight Wastes of Software Development
Test Automation

5. Refactoring

Why Refactor?
Refactoring Methods
Refactoring Cycle

6. Pair Programming

Pair Programming
Advantages of Pairing
Pairing Techniques

7. Acceptance Testing and BDD

Acceptance Testing
Best Practices for Effective Testing
BDD vs. ATDD

8. Principles and Benefits

Consequences of no Testing
TDD Solutions

9. Unit Test Examples

Queues and Stacks
Unit Test Examples
Advanced Refactoring

10. Testing for Non-Developers

FIT and Fitnesse
Additional TDD Considerations

Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our South Africa facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

Classroom / Virtual Classroom

03 August 2024