One of the foundational concepts of Agile software development is ensuring that your solution is loosely-coupled, highly-cohesive, and able to respond easily to changes; in this session we will explore the fundamentals of unit testing and their application through the practice of using TDD to evolve the design of your …
One common mistake when implementing ‘Agile’ project management processes is falling into a so-called ‘ScrumerFall’ process: taking the standard waterfall phases (development -> QA) and shortening them dramatically. This process puts undue pressure on the testing team, as they are expected to test more in less time. The Agile whole-team …
In this screencast Mohammad Azam introduces Rake. Rake is a build framework for Ruby language but it can also be used to build, compile .NET applications. [youtube InTF_u_FZmI]
Ruby’s testing culture goes way back, and has been a force for making many Ruby projects a showcase for solid, maintainable code. That said, within a business an exclusive focus on TDD and BDD can easily miss the bigger picture and drive optimizations in the development process that negatively impact …
Gospecify is a behavior-driven development (BDD) framework for Go. Rather than focus on testing every nook and cranny of some code, it helps a programmer produce an executable specification of that code’s behavior. Go’s syntax allowed gospecify to be almost as expressive as Ruby’s rpsec; however, a few tricks had …
Pickle adds many convenient Cucumber steps for generating models. Also learn about table diffs in this episode. Cucumber lets software development teams describe how software should behave in plain text. The text is written in a business-readable domain-specific language and serves as documentation, automated tests and development-aid – all rolled …
