From: Jim Weirich <jim@...>
Date: 2005-12-08T04:26:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Syntax checker?

williamerubin wrote:
> If so, could you please elaborate? Pointers to a website, or Google
> search terms, or whatever, would be appreciated greatly.

Test Driven Design (TDD, aka Test First Developement) are techniques 
that drive the design of your code through the writting of tests.  The 
concepts were popularized by the Extreme Programming crowd, but TDD 
transcends that group and is easily applicable development techniques 
beyond XP.

Here are some resources:

* Test Driven Development: By Example (Kent Beck) 
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321146530/104-9058373-1662348?v=glance&n=283155)

* Introduction to Test Driven Development (article by Scott W Ambler) 
(http://www.agiledata.org/essays/tdd.html)

* The Craftsman Serie (Bob Martin) 
(http://www.objectmentor.com/resources/listArticles?key=topic&topic=Test%20Driven%20Development)

That last one is particularly good if you learn by seeing things in 
action rather than reading about the technique.  TDD is fist introduced 
in the Craftsman # 5 (Baby Steps), but you might want to read the others 
in the series to get a feel for the characters.

I've been doing TDD for about 5 years now is is easily the single 
biggest improvement I've made in my coding technique in the 25 years 
I've been writing code.

Enjoy!

-- Jim Weirich




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