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Test-driven development

Test-driven development 01/29/2003 08:58 AM
Why test-driven development?

The more technical aspect of XP involves a method known as test-driven development (TDD) or test-first development. So what kind of bizarre creature is this and why would any sane individual want to try it?

The answer is that it is one of the sanest things you can do. It makes your programs work better, and it feels much better. -- Dagfinn Reiersol

Observant people will notice that adodb and the recently released date library have extensive test suites. I don't know whether this is test-driven development, but it's just common sense to have automated tests. The dark secret of automated testing occurs when you are doing GUI programming. Most automated testing of GUI's, even web-based ones don't work well, because even a minor change in font sizes could invalidate your test results.

"zeldman.oo5"

Test-Driven

Test-Driven 07/05/2004 10:23 PM

I started reading Kent Beck's Test-Driven Development: By Example over the weekend.  Tim Bray menti oned the book a while back and his impression of TDD differed from mine so I figured I was overlooking something.  Boy, I sure was.

I thought TDD (Test-Driven Development) was just development with a strong emphasis on tests.  It's more than that.  What threw me off was the word 'development' which encompasses the entire development process including design, implemention, evolution, etc.  The core gem of an idea behind TDD impacts the design phase most heavily and it's uncovered in rather tedious detail by Kent Beck.  Tedious yet startling is what I felt.

The simple idea is this:

Design software by writing tests first.

By 'software', I mean services, frameworks, modules, components, and objects.

Since tests are written before the module being tested is written, the experience of writing of the test drives the module's designing process.  More importantly, you are looking at the API, of the module being designed, from the API client's perspective.  Net result is higher quality API design.

While TDD during the design process is enough of a benefit for engineers to put into use immediately, TDD has problems because test cases are software and there are maintenance cost associated with them.  Having a tool like Eclipse helps but much more is needed to help the engineers document the tests, keep track of them, and reuse as needed.

I think a visual tool that lets engineers drag and drop tests into test suites for various purposes like release testing, runtime testing, diagnostic testing is essential.  TDD also encourages refactoring through out the development process which calls for more flexible source control system than CVS.

Event Driven ASP.NET Development with C#

Event Driven ASP.NET Development with C# 10/09/2002 01:52 PM
WebmasterBase Oct 9 2002 12:34PM ET

Event Driven ASP.NET Development with C#

Event Driven ASP.NET Development with C# 10/11/2002 07:56 AM
WebmasterBase Oct 9 2002 12:34PM ET

Contract-Driven Development meets XP

Contract-Driven Development meets XP 03/06/2004 01:52 AM
I think there are two kinds of people interested in test-driven development. First, there are people who are very happy not to have to write a specification. If that's what you hope to get from Extreme Programming (XP), I don't think you'll get much improvement. But then there are people who are more seriously applying the idea of test-driven development, the way at least I would consider applying it, where the tests are really systematic. -- Bertrand Meyer

Bugzilla 2.17.7 and 2.16.5 Released, New
Date-Driven Development Plan Detailed

Bugzilla 2.17.7 and 2.16.5 Released, New
Date-Driven Development Plan Detailed 03/06/2004 01:59 AM

Majorium’s Leadership Development
Program Training is Continuous, Driven
by Operational Strategy and is Delivered
by Peers

Majorium’s Leadership Development
Program Training is Continuous, Driven
by Operational Strategy and is Delivered
by Peers 09/08/2004 03:35 AM
Majorium employs its unique Integrated Multicast Learning technology to deliver a competency based and curriculum driven leadership program. The program was originally designed and developed to meet the training specifications and deliver training to the employees of Stora Enso North America, the North American subsidiary of one of the world’s largest paper manufacturers. [PRWEB Sep 8, 2004]

Centric CRM 3.0 Test 2 (Development
branch)

Centric CRM 3.0 Test 2 (Development
branch) 04/07/2005 01:11 PM
Centric CRM is a mature, fully featured, Java-based, Web-delivered CRM with leads management, contacts, pipeline, accounts, and campaign management, project management, help desk, reports, and admin modules.

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Changes:
The complete version of Centric CRM 3.0 is now available for download. Although this is still a Test version, the authors believe that everything you need to install and upgrade Centric CRM is included. Centric CRM Test 2 includes PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server database support, major changes to handling international characters, improvements to international calendars, and various bugfixes as submitted to the "tickets" section of the project's site.

Centric CRM 3.0 Test 1 (Development
branch)

Centric CRM 3.0 Test 1 (Development
branch) 03/31/2005 12:29 PM
Centric CRM is a mature, fully featured, Java-based, Web-delivered CRM with leads management, contacts, pipeline, accounts, and campaign management, project management, help desk, reports, and admin modules.

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Changes:
This test release includes both binary and source packages. The binary version is a ready-to-go Java Web Archive which can be deployed with Apache Tomcat and supports PostgreSQL v7.4 and v8.0. The source version supports PostgreSQL and MS SQL. This test releases is intended for final testing of Centric CRM, and is still considered an unstable release. It should not be used with a production system.

Yahoo Mail Test Systems Development

Yahoo Mail Test Systems Development 09/09/2004 08:52 AM
Yahoo! - United States, CA, Sunnyvale (2004-09-08)

Response Biomedical Begins Phase II
Development of a Biotech Trait Detection
Test for Grain

Response Biomedical Begins Phase II
Development of a Biotech Trait Detection
Test for Grain 06/24/2004 02:46 PM
BC Technology Jun 24 2004 6:45PM GMT

Templates and PHP on PHPBuilder

Templates and PHP on PHPBuilder 09/10/2002 08:44 AM

PHPBuilder: More GIS Mapping with PHP

PHPBuilder: More GIS Mapping with PHP 02/10/2004 09:19 AM
If you'll remember a little while back, PHPBuilder.com posted the first part of a series entitled "GIS Mapping with PHP". Well, this moring, they've posted the second part of the series.

PHPBuilder: Calendaring the PHP Way

PHPBuilder: Calendaring the PHP Way 10/08/2002 08:12 AM

PHPBuilder: Practical XML in Your PHP

PHPBuilder: Practical XML in Your PHP 12/26/2002 08:53 AM

Changes are a-brewin': PHPBuilder.com

Changes are a-brewin': PHPBuilder.com 08/13/2002 08:03 AM

PHPBuilder: Making a Method Out of You

PHPBuilder: Making a Method Out of You 01/28/2003 09:25 AM

PHPBuilder: Plotting a Point with PHP

PHPBuilder: Plotting a Point with PHP 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
Most PHP sites out there are concerned with pulling and pushing things from a database, or maybe even providing a simple, useful service to its customers. Then, there are the more advances sites - performing functions like high-end financial transactions and even mapping solutions for developers. It's this last function that PHPBuilder.com's new article covers.

PHPBuilder: Another Wrox Review

PHPBuilder: Another Wrox Review 03/11/2003 08:41 AM
Over on PHPBuilder.com this morning, there's a new review of yet another Wrox book - this time, it's Professi onal PHP4 Multimedia Programming

PHPBuilder: Iterating through Life and
PHP

PHPBuilder: Iterating through Life and
PHP 02/26/2003 11:25 AM

PHPBuilder: Golden Rules for Your PHP

PHPBuilder: Golden Rules for Your PHP 12/09/2002 09:13 AM

PHPBuilder: Enabling Dynamic CSS with
PHP

PHPBuilder: Enabling Dynamic CSS with
PHP 11/25/2002 09:54 AM

Debugging: For Your Eyes Only on
PHPBuilder

Debugging: For Your Eyes Only on
PHPBuilder 10/21/2002 08:20 AM

Spammers Be Gone! A PHP Mailbot from
PHPBuilder

Spammers Be Gone! A PHP Mailbot from
PHPBuilder 11/07/2002 08:47 AM

PHPBuilder: Your First Bite of PEAR

PHPBuilder: Your First Bite of PEAR 12/27/2002 08:16 AM

PHPBuilder.com: An Intro to Web Services
with PHP

PHPBuilder.com: An Intro to Web Services
with PHP 03/19/2005 03:26 AM
New from PHPBuilder.com today is a new article - An introduction to web services with PHP. In this article they give you the basics using as the example a few calls to the Google Web API.

PHPBuilder.com: PHP/XML/XSL/XPATH &
Web Services

PHPBuilder.com: PHP/XML/XSL/XPATH &
Web Services 05/03/2004 08:14 AM
Considered one of the "next steps" in web development, PHP/XML/XSL and XPath can make creating complete websites and even web services a breeze - sometimes, even from the same data. Here to show you how to harness this powerful technology is this new article from PHPBuilder.

phpBuilder: Word Documents on the Fly

phpBuilder: Word Documents on the Fly 12/03/2003 08:43 AM
New from phpBuilder this morning, there's an article about creating Word documents on the fly.

PHPBuilder: Eclipse for the PHP
Developer

PHPBuilder: Eclipse for the PHP
Developer 09/22/2004 08:39 AM
New on PHPBuilder.com today, there's a review of the Eclipse architecture pertaining to its use with PHP.

PHPBuilder: PHP Web Mail Posting &
Notification

PHPBuilder: PHP Web Mail Posting &
Notification 05/18/2004 07:30 AM
New today from PHPBuilder.com is an article talking about the creation of a script that, when a new post is made or a new notification is in order, this script will grab it and send it along via email.

PHPBuilder.com: Enjoy the Openness of
MySQL

PHPBuilder.com: Enjoy the Openness of
MySQL 09/08/2004 09:14 AM
For anyone out there looking to move more away from the world of MS SQL for their databases, PHPBuilder .com might have an article that will help. Enjoy the Openness of MySQL steps you through removing your data from MS SQL and migrating it over to a MySQL database.

PHPBuilder: Value & Data Access
Objects in PHP 4.2

PHPBuilder: Value & Data Access
Objects in PHP 4.2 06/02/2004 08:38 AM
Any of the J2EE programmers out there know that the two languages share some basic concepts, but are pretty different when it comes to the details. Well, in this new article from PHPBuilder.com, Geno Timlin shows you his effort to bridge that gap.

PHPBuilder: Putting a Handle on the
Abstract

PHPBuilder: Putting a Handle on the
Abstract 02/10/2003 09:04 AM

PHPBuilder.com: A Simple Forum Install

PHPBuilder.com: A Simple Forum Install 10/31/2002 09:20 AM

phpBuilder.com: Sending Email from your
PHP Apps

phpBuilder.com: Sending Email from your
PHP Apps 04/18/2005 07:39 AM
In a new article from PHPBuilder.com today, they author introduces you to the methods you can use in your scripts to se nd mail to an external source.

PHPBuilder: Updating Your Image
(Dynamically)

PHPBuilder: Updating Your Image
(Dynamically) 02/20/2003 08:41 AM

PHPBuilder: Review: Zend Studio

PHPBuilder: Review: Zend Studio 11/05/2003 08:14 PM
When I first heard of Zend Studio, I thought, what's the point in that? There are plenty of (free) PHP IDEs available. What's so special about this one? However, when I got down to looking at it properly, I found that Zend was indeed very different to others.

PHPBuilder.com: File Version Management
in PHP

PHPBuilder.com: File Version Management
in PHP 01/16/2004 10:58 AM
Uploading/viewing/downloading of files has become somewhat of a staple in the PHP world today. There are tons of tutorials dealing with the subject. Well, phpBuilder.com takes it a step further with their latest piece.

PHPBuilder: Sloppy Software Tips

PHPBuilder: Sloppy Software Tips 03/11/2003 08:41 AM
Also from PHPBuilder this morning, there's a new piece written by a familiar name around there, Tim Perdue, about A Test To See If You Write Sloppy Software.
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