Test-Driven Development (TDD) has been growing in popularity for more than 20 years. It's been proven to help us deliver software that's more reliable and more maintainable, and to enable us to sustain the pace of delivery. These days, the best employers demand TDD skills.

This 90-minute introduction to TDD will give you practical guidance and kick-start your journey towards mastering the practice.

Delivered online (through zoom.us, which is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux machines) with a live instructor who has decades of TDD and teaching experience, this series of workshops will give you a road map for further learning and practice.

In this introductory workshop, you will learn about, and gain experience with the guidance of our expert instructor, in:

• The steps of the TDD cycle & how to triangulate designs with tests

1. Red Light
2. Green Light
3. Refactor

12:15 - 12:30 - Joining & Welcome

12:30 - 12:50 - Demonstration by Jason Gorman

13:00 - 13:50 - Exercise

13:50 - 14:00 - Recap

This introductory workshop will be followed by 5 more workshops - one each week - exploring TDD in JavaScript in more depth with practical exercises.

• TDD good habits

1. Assert first
2. See the test fail
3. One reason to fail

• What tests work best for TDD

1. Meaningful tests
2. Test lists
3. Obvious implementations

• Discovering Design with TDD

1. Duplication vs Reuse
2. The Rule of Three
3. When to leave duplication in

• TDD Styles

1. Inside-Out
2. Outside-In
3. The pro and cons of each approach

• Scaling TDD with Test Doubles

1. Stubs
2. Mocks
3. Outside-In TDD using test doubles

Choose from 2 ticket options:

• Participate - live video + audio interaction between you and the instructor
• Catch-up - watch a recording of the instructor's demonstration and of them attempting the exercise after the workshop

FAQs

Who should attend? This workshop is for programmers with a minimum of 1 year's experience in C#

What should I bring? As this is an online event, you'll need a suitable computer to view the demonstrations with zoom.us. You'll need a reliable Internet connection (10Mbps+ recommended for HD video). You'll need a C# editor/IDE to do the exercise on. You'll need a microphone to use with Zoom, and a webcam is recommended. You should find a quiet environment, or wear a headset with noise-cancelling microphone.

What if I'm unable to make it? We have recorded screen casts of all the practical demonstrations, and of our instructor attempting the exercise for you to catch up with