Test-driven Development: Achieving Testable Code

Test-driven Development (TDD) has proven valuable on many development projects for more than ten years. Unfortunately, even today, many teams do not practice it. They give a myriad of excuses for not making TDD a part of their everyday practice. David Yancey reviews some of the more common excuses: "There's not enough time allotted in this project", "It's impossible with this code base", "I don't know where to start", "TDD only works on green field development projects", and he will demonstrate how to overcome these excuses in a team environment. David shares a proven method for becoming proficient with TDD within a project or system. Learn the steps of this method to re-factor your existing code base into testable code; add new, testable modules to existing code bases; and start new projects with TDD. With TDD as a part of your everyday practice, your team will achieve the goal of testable code with simpler designs and fewer defects.