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A Beginning Developer’s Experience With TDD

TDD helps me understand what my code is doing, encourages me to learn new testing frameworks, helps me learn new languages, and helps me to be fearless.

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Test Driven Development: Resistance Is… Perplexing?

If you're resisting the switch to TDD, here are a few reasons to take another look: It's faster (no kidding!), higher quality, and far more flexible.

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Why Code Design Requires Empathy

Good code design goes beyond simply mapping features to requirements. It also includes a human element.

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“I Ain’t Afraid of No Code” – Learning To Be Fearless as a Developer

The only right way to approach new challenges — including new languages and technologies — is with gusto. Don't let fear stifle your creativity.

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Script Away Your Annoyances – Testing a Data Import Process

Let's create a script to automate the testing of a slow, ugly, and brittle data import process into Fedora Commons.

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Pair Programming Is Built on Crucial Conversations

If the book Extreme Programming Explained is "how we roll," then the book Crucial Conversations is, "why we can" at Atomic.

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Your Tests Are Your Conscience

Writing tests exposes the "pain points" in code. Without having to face those "pain points," it's all to easy to ignore code smells and press on.

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Tricky Code: Taking Steps to Reduce Brittleness

Avoid "tricky code" whenever possible. If you must, test against changes.

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Simply Writing Tests Is Not Test Driven Development

Test-driven development is ensuring that your software is functioning and making sure the software’s internals are well designed, reusable and decoupled.

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A Case for Learning J

Observations on dynamism, compositionality, regularity, and concision in J.

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Pragmatic Pairing

At Atomic, we pair pragmatically—not dogmatically. While all work could benefit from having another set of eyes, not all work needs that constant attention.

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Building the Right Acceptance Tests

Creating the right acceptance tests starts with choosing the right tools and asking the right questions.

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