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Is TDD dead?

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What it is

A Thoughtworks conversation among Martin Fowler, Kent Beck and David Heinemeier Hansson on whether TDD is dead. They discuss the tradeoffs of test-driven development, mocking and where TDD helps or hurts design.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended in TDD and unit-testing threads as a balanced debate among three prominent developers that avoids dogma.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I can't recommend the discussion between Kent Beck, David Hansson and Martin Fowler enough.”

    Beck, Hansson and Fowler discuss where TDD fits and how to mock.

    ollysb, 2015-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: How do I start with test driven development?”

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Topics: tdd, unit testing, kent beck, martin fowler, dhh, software design

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