December 2009 - Posts

RTM ready tests by ISerializable - Roy Osherove's Blog : Agile

a friend came up with a good way to describe good tests the way I see them (in my book I describe good unit tests as ones that are readable, maintainable and trust-worthy at the same time). He just called them RTM: Readable, Trust-worthy, Maintainable...
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Brown, Green, Refactor by ISerializable - Roy Osherove's Blog : Agile

Having seen enough crappy unit tests to last me a lifetime, I think there should be a parallel to the old “ red-green-refactor ” (from TDD) – it’s evil twin brother should be “ Brown-Green-Refactor ” wherin you’d do a crappy test first, then make it pass...
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Software Apprenticeship by ISerializable - Roy Osherove's Blog : Agile

Wow, maybe indeed it is time for a book about apprenticeship in software. I think the software craftsmanship initiative is long overdue, but it won’t be complete without the idea of proper leadership , not just apprenticeship. speaking of books, there...
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Comments on Corey Haines’ String Calculator TDD Kata Implementation by ISerializable - Roy Osherove's Blog : Agile

Corey Haines recreated my TDD Kata on his KataCasts blog.  ( click here to learn more about TDD katas ) Since Corey is an experienced TDD practitioner I was honored that he’d given it a go, and was eager to see the video. Later, corey asks for my...
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