Test-Driven Development in Microsoft .NET

by James W. Newkirk, Alexei A. Vorontsov

With the clarity and precision intrinsic to the Test-Driven Development (TDD) process itself, experts James Newkirk and Alexei Vorontsov demonstrate how to implement TDD principles and practices to drive lean, efficient coding—and better design. The best way to understand TDD is to see it in action, and Newkirk and Vorontsov walk step by step through TDD and refactoring in an n-tier, .NET-connected solution. And, as members of the development team for NUnit, a leading unit-testing framework for Microsoft .NET, the authors can offer matchless insights on testing in this environment—ultimately making their expertise your own.

Test first—and drive ambiguity out of the development process:


Document your code with tests, rather than paper Use test lists to generate explicit requirements and completion criteria Refactor—and improve the design of existing code Alternate programmer tests with customer tests Change how you build UI code—a thin layer on top of rigorously tested code Use tests to make small, incremental changes—and minimize the debugging process Deliver software that’s verifiable, reliable, and robust

Genres: Technical, Technology, Programming, Software

304 pages, Paperback

First published March 17, 2004

Reviews

[Sergio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book and continually refer to it. I wish Newkirk would release an updated edition; an include end-to-end, integration, and other testing methods and principles.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of the first books I read on test driven development and unit testing for design. Kent Beck originated this idea and also has a great book on this topic.

[Nick Zdunic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for its time