Test Driven Development is an Agile software development design technique used to produce quality software.
First, a developer writes a failing unit test to define a desired function. Then code is written to pass the failing test. Finally, the code is refactored to meet acceptable coding standards.
TDD requires a disciplined development team to implement properly.
The advantages of test driven development are very significant:
- The design is simple.
- The technique elicits confidence in the code.
- Frequent regression testing ensures nothing breaks as new tests and code are added.
- Programmer productivity increases.
- Code defects are limited.
- Defects are caught early, reducing development time and avoiding excessive debugging.
- The resulting code is modular, flexible, and extendable.
- TDD works with legacy code
- Complexity is handled methodically so programmers never getting stuck.
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