by Emily Bache | Nov 8, 2019 | Code Kata
Note: this article was first published on Praqma’s blog Writing tests for ‘Theatrical Players’ When I read Fowler’s new ‘Refactoring’ book I felt sure the example from the first chapter would make a good Code Kata. However, he didn’t include the code for the...
by Emily Bache | Aug 8, 2019 | Code Kata
When you inherit difficult code it can take weeks to become productive. Having the right tools for the job and knowing how to use them makes a huge difference. These videos show you how. Note: this post originally appeared here...
by Emily Bache | Dec 10, 2018 | Coding Skills
A write-up on learning away from work Note: this post originally appeared on Praqma’s blog Do you work on any hobby coding projects in your free time? Practice code katas? We all wish we could, but making time for learning away from work isn’t possible for...
by Emily Bache | Oct 10, 2016 | Code Kata
I’ve been favouring an Approval Testing approach for many years now, since I find it pretty useful in many situations, particularly for acceptance tests. Not many people I meet know the term though, and even fewer know how to use the technique. Recently...
by Emily Bache | Jun 2, 2015 | Code Kata
I’ve been interested for a while in the relationship between TDD and good design for a while, and the SOLID principles of Object Oriented Design in particular. I’ve got this set of 4 “Racing Car” exercises that I originally got from Luca...
