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Essential Test-Driven Development

When: Tue 04 June 2013 at 1:00 pm

Where: Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, NV

Register: Use our speaker discount code SPCW at the link below for an extra $200 off. Can be combined with Early Bird pricing through 03 May 2013.

http://www.sqe.com/Registration/BetterSoftwareWest/SelectConference.aspx?eventid=13CBSCW&Type=Conf

Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a powerful technique for combining software design, unit testing, and coding in a continuous process to increase reliability and produce better code design. Using the TDD approach, developers write programs in very short development cycles: first the developer writes a failing automated test case that defines a new function or improvement, then produces code to pass that  test, and finally refactors the new code to acceptable standards. The developer repeats this process many times until the behavior is complete, and fully tested. Rob Myers demonstrates the essential TDD techniques, including unit testing with the common xUnit family of open source development frameworks, refactoring as just-in-time design, plus “Fake It,” “Triangulate,” and “Obvious Implementation.” During this hands-on session, you’ll use exercises to practice the techniques. With many years of product development experience using TDD, Rob will address the questions that arise during your own relaxed exploration of Test-Driven Development.

Laptop Required. Delegates should have strong programming skills and be  familiar with an object-oriented language and programming techniques. Delegates should bring a laptop installed with their favorite programming language and IDE—and come prepared to write code. Rob recommends installing JUnit for Java, NUnit for any .NET language, QUnit for JavaScript, RSpec for Ruby, and UnitTest++ for C++. You will need to install (and verify) your chosen IDE and xUnit framework prior to the tutorial, as technical support for some platforms (e.g., XCode) will be very limited.