In this nine minute tutorial I'm presenting TDD way of developing software i.e. start from writing the test.
Many people often say that you should start from implementing at least interface and then start testing. In this tutorial I'm showing how easy it is to start writing unit test with nothing (not even an interface) i.e. only having the requirements. After couple of minutes I've got an interface, a working implementation and a full test suite.
This is what Test Driven Development is all about - software should be developed this way IMO. Sources for this tutorial can be found here The voice volume is quite low so I recommend using headphones and increasing sound volume a bit while watching this video
I hope you like it. If you have any comments, please share your opinions here.
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September 18, 2008 by Patrick Baumgartner (not verified), 4 years 35 weeks ago Comment id: 1853
Hi,
great Screencast! You show in a simple way how to do TDD without any big theories.
Is it nessecary to name the test method "testSomething"? In my opinion, you annotate the test method which should be enough, or do you think it's just for a better unsterstanding to use the same name as we used in JUnit 3.x ?
September 18, 2008 by pbielicki, 4 years 35 weeks ago Comment id: 1854
No, it is not necessary to name the test method "testSomething" - it is just my old habit from JUnit 3.x. I think it's for better understanding and distinguishing the real test methods in JUnit classes.
As far as I know @Test intent was to get rid of "testSomething" convention but I'm still sticking to it. Why? Give me more meaningful method name for testing Add operation - if you find any I will use it :)
September 18, 2008 by Artem, 4 years 35 weeks ago Comment id: 1855
Very illustrative screencast indeed. I would like to note one thing, though. starting at the 8 min point, you extract a method from already working function (i.e. refactor), while been in the red state.
In TDD all the refactoring is supposed to happen during the green state only. In this small example and due to the intelligent ExtractMethod wizard it didn't matter much, but in real projects when I was still learning TDD several times I was able to mess up the code, when I was trying to refactor during the creation of new stuff. I find that the habit of separating the TDD phases clearly usually pays off. Especially if you are working in a less automated environment, than a typical Java programmer (my TDD background is from embedded C++ mainly).
September 18, 2008 by hmoeller, 4 years 35 weeks ago Comment id: 1856
I liked watching your video as well. Especially the heavy use of IDE convenience functionality made the process transparent and fluent.
As to the naming convention: Somebody lately suggested to name them "should". Those names can become pretty long, but they are something like a short documentation on what is under test. You won't use those names elseware anyway.
@Artem
You're right concerning the refactoring steps. But consider all those other convenience functions used. You expect them to do the right thing. When using such a sophisticated IDE, the borders between refactoring as a process step and using "enhanced editor functions" is fuzzy, isn't it?
September 18, 2008 by pbielicki, 4 years 35 weeks ago Comment id: 1857
"Should" would actually fit my naming convention (maybe even better) e.g. shouldAddAndThrowOverflowException, shouldReturnManyEntries, etc. (instead of testReturnManyEntries). "Should" makes it more human-language which makes it easier to understand and tests are supposed to be the design of your system - that works perfectly.
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It is a good practice to do this like you described (video doesn't show this due to length constraints). You can create as many test cases as you can imagine in one method and then refactor the unit test class. Remember that test classes are first-class citizens so they should also be refactored, nicely coded, blah blah blah...
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If you are only testing requirements you were given, you are going to miss something. I see no real benefit in TDD as you are just taking longer to arrive at the same point. You still have to add test cases to test the code that you wrote that doesn’t necessarily test the given requirement.
TDD is just another way to do things, nothing more.
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Comment id: 1853
Hi,
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Is it nessecary to name the test method "testSomething"? In my opinion, you annotate the test method which should be enough, or do you think it's just for a better unsterstanding to use the same name as we used in JUnit 3.x ?
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September 18, 2008 by pbielicki, 4 years 35 weeks ago
Comment id: 1854
No, it is not necessary to name the test method "testSomething" - it is just my old habit from JUnit 3.x. I think it's for better understanding and distinguishing the real test methods in JUnit classes.
As far as I know @Test intent was to get rid of "testSomething" convention but I'm still sticking to it. Why? Give me more meaningful method name for testing Add operation - if you find any I will use it :)
Cheers!
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September 18, 2008 by Artem, 4 years 35 weeks ago
Comment id: 1855
Very illustrative screencast indeed. I would like to note one thing, though. starting at the 8 min point, you extract a method from already working function (i.e. refactor), while been in the red state.
In TDD all the refactoring is supposed to happen during the green state only. In this small example and due to the intelligent ExtractMethod wizard it didn't matter much, but in real projects when I was still learning TDD several times I was able to mess up the code, when I was trying to refactor during the creation of new stuff. I find that the habit of separating the TDD phases clearly usually pays off. Especially if you are working in a less automated environment, than a typical Java programmer (my TDD background is from embedded C++ mainly).
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Comment id: 1856
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As to the naming convention: Somebody lately suggested to name them "should". Those names can become pretty long, but they are something like a short documentation on what is under test. You won't use those names elseware anyway.
@Artem
You're right concerning the refactoring steps. But consider all those other convenience functions used. You expect them to do the right thing. When using such a sophisticated IDE, the borders between refactoring as a process step and using "enhanced editor functions" is fuzzy, isn't it?
"Should" would actually fit
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Comment id: 1857
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September 18, 2008 by krzysieq (not verified), 4 years 35 weeks ago
Comment id: 1858
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Cheers,
Chris
TestAdd method
September 18, 2008 by Sim (not verified), 4 years 35 weeks ago
Comment id: 1859
Should the test methods only test one case to have smaller test methods vs test all cases in one method?
example:
TestAddUnderflow(){
// test add underflow
}
TestAddOverflow(){
// test the add overflow
}
TestAdd{
// Test normal implementation
}
Sim
Re: TestAdd method
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Comment id: 1860
It is a good practice to do this like you described (video doesn't show this due to length constraints). You can create as many test cases as you can imagine in one method and then refactor the unit test class. Remember that test classes are first-class citizens so they should also be refactored, nicely coded, blah blah blah...
I just attached source code
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I just attached source code (+ Eclipse projects files) here: http://agilesoftwaredevelopment.com/files/tdd-tutorial.zip
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TDD is just another way to do things, nothing more.
No, you are not testing only
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Thanks for you comment.
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Great video... what are the hotkeys you are using to pull up the create class... create method menus?
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Ctrl + 1 - quick fix
Ctrl + T - find all implementation of given interface (shows type hierarchy)
I hope that helps :)
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