Dispelling Common Myths about TDD

Test-driven development (TDD) brings many benefits to developers and the business. However, it is not always used in real projects. This is something I find surprising. TDD has been demonstrated to improve internal and external code quality in different industrial settings. It works for frontend and backend code. It works across verticals. I have experienced it working in embedded systems, web conferencing products, desktop applications, and microservice fleets.

To better understand how perceptions have gone wrong, let’s review the common objections to TDD, then explore how we can overcome them. By understanding the perceived difficulties, we can equip ourselves to be TDD advocates and help our colleagues reframe their thinking. We will examine six popular myths that surround TDD and form constructive responses to them.

In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following myths:

• “Writing tests slows me down”...