Test-Driven Development - A Better Object Oriented Design Approach

Develpreneur: Become a Better Developer and Entrepreneur · Apr 7, 2021 · 15m

Testing and Design are often at opposite ends of the software development life-cycle. However, test-driven development is an excellent way to drive our design. It can help us build better classes and improve re-use. This episode focuses on TDD and how it can point us to full-featured classes with better error handling and messages.

Test-Driven Development For Design

We previously looked at unit testing and class-level quality assurance. While those are important tasks once we get the class implemented, they are better incorporated into the design process. When we do, it ties our testing…