by Emily Bache | Aug 25, 2011 | Code Kata
I’ve been working on a kata called “Tennis”*, which I find interesting, because it is quite quick to code, yet is a big enough problem to be worth doing. It’s also possible to enumerate pretty much all the allowed scores, and get very...
by Emily Bache | Aug 9, 2011 | Review
As I mentioned in my last post I’ve recently taught a course in automated testing to a bunch of students at KYH. Before the course I spent some time looking for good course books for them. I looked at a few options and eventually decided on “The art of...
by Emily Bache | Jun 22, 2011 | Experience Report
I’ve just spent 3 weeks teaching a class of 11 students about automated testing, as part of a one year course in software testing. The course is organized by the local “Kvalificerade Yrkes Högskolan”, KYH. (loosely translated: Skilled Trade...
by Emily Bache | Jun 21, 2011 | Experience Report
This is the second time I’ve attended Nordic Ruby, you can read about what I thought last year here. This year I enjoyed the conference more, for several reasons. There were some small changes in the way it was organized, (on a Friday and Saturday instead of...
by Emily Bache | May 10, 2011 | Coding Skills
The classic description of TDD that most people know is the 3 rules by Bob Martin. I think his rules are a very succinct description, and for a long time I’ve just relied on them, together with a picture of “red-green-refactor” to describe TDD to...
