Description

TABLE OF CONTENT

Introduction to Test-Driven Development

1.1 Definition and Overview
1.2 Historical Context
1.3 Benefits and Drawbacks
1.4 When to Use TDD

Fundamentals of TDD

2.1 The Red-Green-Refactor Cycle
2.2 Writing the First Test
2.3 Implementing the Code
2.4 Refactoring and Test Maintenance

Testing Frameworks

3.1 Popular Testing Frameworks (e.g., JUnit, NUnit, pytest)
3.2 Setting up a Test Environment
3.3 Writing Testable Code

Unit Testing

4.1 Defining Units in Software
4.2 Characteristics of Good Unit Tests
4.3 Mocking and Stubbing
4.4 Test Isolation

Acceptance Testing

5.1 Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
5.2 Writing Acceptance Tests
5.3 Automated Acceptance Testing Tools

Continuous Integration and TDD

6.1 Integration with CI/CD Pipelines
6.2 Ensuring Code Quality
6.3 Automated Builds and Tests

Test Automation Best Practices

7.1 Test Naming Conventions
7.2 Test Data Management
7.3 Handling Test Dependencies
7.4 Dealing with Flaky Tests

Common TDD Patterns

8.1 Test Doubles (Mock, Stub, Spy)
8.2 Test Data Builders
8.3 Test Hooks and Fixtures

TDD in Real-world Projects

9.1 Case Studies and Examples
9.2 Challenges and Solutions
9.3 Scaling TDD in Large Projects

TDD and Agile Development

10.1 Alignment with Agile Principles
10.2 TDD in Scrum, Kanban, and Other Agile Frameworks

Measuring and Improving Test Coverage

11.1 Importance of Test Coverage
11.2 Tools for Test Coverage Analysis
11.3 Strategies for Increasing Coverage

Debugging and TDD

12.1 Debugging Techniques in TDD
12.2 Balancing Debugging and TDD Practices