Comments on: Why I am switching to test-driven development http://blog.trapdoor1.net/2008/05/10/why-i-am-switching-to-test-driven-development/ in a temporary state of transition Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:31:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Julian http://blog.trapdoor1.net/2008/05/10/why-i-am-switching-to-test-driven-development/#comment-256 Julian Sun, 11 May 2008 07:55:36 +0000 http://blog.trapdoor1.net/?p=38#comment-256 Go for it! I don't necessarily write tests first, but I am writing tests very closely with changes. I find also that the TDD approach supports the design of nice contracts, as you're thinking about how to use your API as well, so method names tend to end up more user-friendly as well (I'm not afraid of 200+ char methods if it is the shortest way of concisely describing what the method does). It also helps make it clear what the methods actually do. I know of a bunch of methods in a certain code base ;) that ... well it's taking me a long time to figure exactly what they do and what tests to write for them. Go for it!
I don’t necessarily write tests first, but I am writing tests very closely with changes. I find also that the TDD approach supports the design of nice contracts, as you’re thinking about how to use your API as well, so method names tend to end up more user-friendly as well (I’m not afraid of 200+ char methods if it is the shortest way of concisely describing what the method does).

It also helps make it clear what the methods actually do. I know of a bunch of methods in a certain code base ;) that … well it’s taking me a long time to figure exactly what they do and what tests to write for them.

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