Test Doubles Quiz

Last week I created a little quiz  and put a link to it on Twitter. I was interested to see whether the terminology around Test Doubles has standardized on Gerard Meszaro’s definitions, from his book “xUnit Test Patterns”, and I thought my twitter...

Approval Testing

I blogged a while back about “Text-Based testing”, which is a variant of Test-Driven Development that I’ve used quite a bit. My husband, Geoff Bache, is developing several tools to support this style of development. Recently, we met Llewellyn Falco and discovered the...

An introduction to Array Languages

Last week I was in Oxford at “Iverson College”, which is a conference on the topic of Array Language Programming. There were about 25 programmers there, most of whom are expert in one or more of APL, J, K, or Q. It’s not my usual comfort zone, put it that way! I’m...

Testers: Lean Startup ideas are coming your way!

A while back, Gojko Adzic published this article “Redefining Software Quality” and I think it’s pretty insightful, pointing out that we often expend a lot of effort ensuring quality at lower levels of the pyramid, when we should perhaps be investing...

Pluralsight course on the Coding Dojo

I’m very pleased to announce I’ve just published my first Pluralsight course – “Coding Dojo: Test Driven Development”! It’s based on the material in my book, converted to a video-friendly format along with audio commentary. If you...