In this introductory course you will get both a full overview of what TDD is, when it can and can't be applied, and what its benefits are for practitioners and organizations. You will also have the opportunity to get hands on with a few fun introductory projects where you can apply what you have learned and experience the benefits of this approach to problem solving yourself.
Test-Driven Development Overview
Test-Driven Development Overview
This course is part of Test-Driven Development Specialization
Instructor: Doug Purcell
Sponsored by BrightStar Care
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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14 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this module, we're going to take an introductory look at TDD and define some terms.
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7 videos3 readings3 assignments2 discussion prompts
Get into the rhythm of TDD by practicing the TDD Mantra and following the TDD workflow's phases. See a day in the life of a test-driven developer and put these into practice.
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6 videos4 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts1 ungraded lab
In this module, we will review all the existing kind, levels and type of testing. We'll explore where TDD borrows from these and where TDD fits. We'll also introduce the assert statement.
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2 videos2 readings4 assignments2 discussion prompts
This is a series of small python projects that already have requirements that are ready to turn into tests. Sample tests and Sample implementations are also included if you need a little help getting started.
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