Introducing the Red-Green-Refactor Workflow
This chapter introduces the Red-Green-Refactor workflow, which is at the heart of Test-Driven Development (TDD). You’ll use it to write a first Svelte component, including a unit-test suite that specifies the behavior of the component.
This workflow benefits you because it provides a structure for implementing software. It makes it less likely that you’ll implement the wrong thing. It also helps you to avoid overcomplicating solutions.
This chapter covers the following topics:
- Understanding the Red-Green-Refactor workflow
- Thinking ahead with up-front design
- Writing a failing test
- Making it pass
- Refactoring the tests
- Adding styles to the component
By the end of the chapter, you’ll have written your first pieces of Svelte functionality using TDD.
