by Emily Bache | Sep 4, 2012 | Coding Skills
Do you automatically get better design with TDD? Does an otherwise average software developer produce superior designs if they write the tests first rather than afterwards? Does it make a difference what style of TDD you use?incident #1I was at a session at XP2012...
by Emily Bache | Aug 16, 2012 | Review
For a little while now I’ve been collecting Refactoring Kata exercises in a github repo, (you’re welcome to clone it and try them out). I’ve recently facilitated working on some of these katas at various coding dojo meetings, and participants seem to...
by Emily Bache | Aug 6, 2012 | Coding Skills
Please note – As of March 2013, I have rewritten this post in the light of further experience and discussions. The updated post is available here. I feel like I’ve spent most of my career learning how to write good automated tests in an agile environment....
by Emily Bache | Apr 23, 2012 | Experience Report
I’ve heard Joseph Wilk speak before, so I was delighted when he accepted our invitation to come to Scandinavian Developer Conference and share some ideas around “Acceptance testing in the land of the Startup”. In this post I aim to summarize my...
by Emily Bache | Dec 20, 2011 | Coding Skills, Experience Report
A little while back I was back in Stockholm facilitating another Code Retreat, (see previous post), this time as part of Global Day of Code Retreat, (GDCR). (Take a look at Corey Haines’ site for loads of information about this global event that comprised...
