Testable JavaScript in Action (Hands-On Workshop)
Do you like the idea of Test-Driven Development (TDD) for the web, but don’t know where to start? Do you think clean code is awesome,… Read More »Testable JavaScript in Action (Hands-On Workshop)
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Turning Water into Wine: Refactoring Rotten Code (Full Day Workshop)
I have stubborn code. There is this one code file that I need to change for almost every new feature, and I always run into… Read More »Turning Water into Wine: Refactoring Rotten Code (Full Day Workshop)
Coding Practices I Love To Hate
I’ve been writing software long enough to have developed a few opinions. Many of the practices and patterns that I have encountered have been great! Some have taken me down a dark, winding path. Here are a few that I find more bittersweet.
Test-Driven Development (TDD)
I am a huge proponent of TDD. It has saved my bacon a number of times, and has surely saved me hundreds of hours of troubleshooting and re-factoring.
What I Love About It
- My boss and team members like the higher test coverage
- Easier to communicate test cases and test plan ideas to QA
- Better idea about work remaining to complete a feature
- Greater confidence in re-factoring, since I know my tests will catch most bugs I might introduce