Gregg Pollack posted this video to the Envy Labs Blog. It’s a terrific example of Test Driven Development. Here is the video and 8 lessons you should learn from it.
A lot of people try Test Driven Development by writing the test, writing the code, and then wondering what the big deal is. Here’s the process I follow along with an explanation of why each step helps.
As a quick note, all tests are written with the RSpec framework. Read More
I’ve had a few discussions with people under various circumstances regarding Test First or Test Driven Development (TDD). Some people swear by TDD, while other don’t see how it could possibly work because “I don’t know how my code works until I write it.” My answer to this is “That’s why you need to write the test first.”
My initial exposure to Test Driven Development was while working for a client at SolutionStream. The client insisted that all development be done Test First. At first, it was a painful process. The tests took a while to write, and I really just wanted to get into solving the problem. As time went on, however, I found that writing the tests first, did a few things that made coding much more pleasant. Read More
