Jose's BlogMusings on Software EngineeringTestable code- April 27, 2004 Previously I mentioned that one of the most important benefits I get from using TDD is that it drives me to write more testable code. I've been thinking quite a lot about this, and another recent post from Chris Dickens made we even more aware of the importance behind writing testable code. Chris states: "As you might expect, before we can start serious development we have to write specs. Those aren't my job (that's what Program Managers do) but developers and testers are actively...http://blogs.msdn.com/josealmeida/archive/2004/04/27/120968.aspx TDD Adoption Numbers- April 16, 2004 Matt Hawley posted a few numbers in order to justifysupport the adoption of TDD. I've found an interesting research paper on the subject, from Matthias Mller and Frank Padberg from the Karlsruhe University in Germany. Some of my personal views on the subject are: I do find there's a slight overhead to developing Test-First. However all developers unit-test their code, to one degree or another. All developers write some form of test code. I believe the overhead comes, not from writing test...http://blogs.msdn.com/josealmeida/archive/2004/04/16/114483.aspx |