To be a proficient developer you need to have a solid grasp of test writing before putting code into production. In this course, we will take a hands-on look at Test-Driven Development by writing and implementing tests as soon as week one. TDD starts with good unit tests, so we will start there. Topics will also cover translating user specs into unit tests, applying the Red-Green-Refactor mantra, and applying mocks in python with the unittest.mock module. Once finished, you will have covered all the steps of TDD before development
A Practical Introduction to Test-Driven Development
A Practical Introduction to Test-Driven Development
This course is part of Test-Driven Development Specialization
Instructor: Doug Purcell
Sponsored by BrightStar Care
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There are 5 modules in this course
Test-Driven Development starts with testing, and good TDD starts with good unit tests.
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3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 ungraded lab
In this module we will discover the best practices for writing unit tests.
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2 videos1 reading2 assignments1 ungraded lab
In this module, we'll be translating user specs into unit tests, including all the steps of TDD before development.
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4 videos3 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt1 ungraded lab
In this module we'll discover a hands on approach to applying the Red-Green-Refactor mantra of unit testing.
What's included
1 video1 reading2 assignments1 discussion prompt1 ungraded lab
In this module we'll learn how to use mocks in python with the unittest.mock module.
What's included
3 videos2 readings2 assignments3 discussion prompts1 ungraded lab
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