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Test-Driven Java Development, Second Edition

You're reading from   Test-Driven Java Development, Second Edition Invoke TDD principles for end-to-end application development

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788836111
Length 324 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Alex Garcia Alex Garcia
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Viktor Farcic Viktor Farcic
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Preface 1. Why Should I Care for Test-Driven Development? FREE CHAPTER 2. Tools, Frameworks, and Environments 3. Red-Green-Refactor – From Failure Through Success until Perfection 4. Unit Testing – Focusing on What You Do and Not on What Has Been Done 5. Design – If It's Not Testable, It's Not Designed Well 6. Mocking – Removing External Dependencies 7. TDD and Functional Programming – A Perfect Match 8. BDD – Working Together with the Whole Team 9. Refactoring Legacy Code – Making It Young Again 10. Feature Toggles – Deploying Partially Done Features to Production 11. Putting It All Together 12. Leverage TDD by Implementing Continuous Delivery 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Why should we care about design?


In software development, whether you are an expert or a beginner, there are some situations where code seems to be unnatural. You can't avoid the feeling that something is wrong with that code when reading it. Occasionally, you even wonder why the previous programmer implemented a specific method or a class in such a twisted manner. This is because the same functionality can be implemented in a vast number of different ways, each of them unique. With this huge number of possibilities, which is the best one? What defines a good solution? Why is one better than the others? The fact is, all of them are valid so long as the goal is achieved. However, it is true that some aspects should be considered when choosing the right solution. This is where the design of the solution becomes relevant.

Design principles

A software design principle is a rule or set of rules that work as a guide for software developers and push them towards smart and maintainable solutions....

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