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In The Brain of Steve Freeman: Fractal TDD: Using tests to drive system design
Fractal TDD: Using tests to drive system design
Steve Freeman will present his experiences applying Test-Driven Development (TDD) at all levels of the development process. TDD at the class level is now well understood (if not always well practiced). We find that the benefits we get from writing tests first and using them to drive design apply at the system level too. That's why we try to address integration and system testing as early as possible. The sooner the system is in a deployable state, the better equipped we are to react to changing business needs by delivering new features. Our experience is that putting testing at the front of our development process, and paying attention to what we learn from them, flushes out architectural issues such as concurrency and distribution. The result is systems that are easier both to maintain and to support. We can also avoid some of common testing pitfalls, such as unreliability, slow execution, and brittleness.

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Steve Freeman and Nat Pryce's Growing Real Systems Guided by Tests

Steve Freeman's Growing Real Systems Guided by Tests is an advanced course for those who want to improve their practice of Test-Driven Development. This 2 day Test-Driven Development course shows how to use tests to guide the development of software. We show how to apply this critical skill, using test friction to show us where the boundaries in the code should be so that we can write expressive, coherent code. We also show how TDD works at the larger scale, helping us build reliable systems that fit into the usual soup of third-party services. In particular, we address working with asynchrony and distribution. Find out more here

Robert Schneider's Mission Critical Service Testing Using soapUI Pro, March 19th 2012

In this two day Mission Critical Service Testing Using soapUI will teach you how to use the powerful capabilities of soapUI Pro to answer important questions prior to placing these services into production.

The class is structured around the highly regarded 7 Fundamentals of Mission-Critical Service Testing methodology, created by Think88 based on interviews with customers in a variety of industries, as well as extensive analysis of the most effective service deployments.. Find out more here

Gojko Adzic's Test Driven Development Workshop

Gojko Adzic's two day workshop on Test Driven Development (TDD) enables you to experience and learn test driven development by doing it. You will be immersed in a realistic TDD project, allowing you to learn the practices and principles of test driven development and try them out in practice. Through facilitated exercises and discussion, you will experience two days of working on an agile test-driven team.

You will use and learn basic Test Driven Development practices including unit testing, refactoring and related agile practices such as continuous integration and pair programming. You will understand the reasons behind TDD and experience its benefits first-hand. By applying what you learn, you will be able to build quality into software from the start, design and develop systems fit for purpose and write code that is easy to maintain and evolve in the future. The is a completely hands-on workshop with coding straight from the start, interrupted by very short presentations to explain the practices and put things into a wider perspective. It is based on the very latest tools, current knowledge and ideas from the community. Find out more here.

Practical Agile Testing with Janet Gregory

Janet Gregory's three day practical agile testing course demonstrates how testers can become valued agile team members, how they contribute to delivering a continuous stream of business value, and provides ways to overcome common cultural and logistical obstacles in transitioning to an agile development process. The training course describes the values and principles that help testers adopt an Agile QA mindset, and how the whole team contributes to the success of any testing practices, including test automation.

You will be shown how to complete testing activities in short iterations, and how testers contribute on a daily basis during each iteration and release cycle. Through interactive exercises and group discussions, you will discover good strategies for driving development with both executable and manual tests. The course is filled with real-life examples of the many ways agile testers add value. Find out more here.



ABOUT STEVE FREEMAN
Steve was a pioneer of Agile software development in the UK, he has built applications for banks, ISPs, financial data providers, and specialist software companies. He has given training courses in Europe, America, and Asia.
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PODCAST FRACTAL TDD: USING TESTS TO DRIVE SYSTEM DESIGN
AGILE LEADERSHIP PODCASTS
Jon Jagger:CyberDojo, Cyber Dojo
Jon Jagger : 3rd May 2012
View Podcast: CyberDojo,
Sam Newman:A Technical Introduction to Continuous Delivery, Technical Intro to CD
Sam Newman : 30th Apr 2012
View Podcast: A Technical Introduction to Continuous Delivery,
Allan Kelly:The What and Why of Agile, What & Why of Agile
Allan Kelly : 30th Apr 2012
View Podcast: The What and Why of Agile,
Tom Bassindale:Using Real User Metrics to Measure Performance, Using Real User Metrics to Measure Perfo
Tom Bassindale : 26th Apr 2012
View Podcast: Using Real User Metrics to Measure Performance,
Henrik Berglund:Real Teams, Real Teams
Henrik Berglund : 24th Apr 2012
View Podcast: Real Teams,
Lukas  Oberhuber:Lightning Talks: Simply Business, Simply Business
Lukas Oberhuber : 23rd Apr 2012
View Podcast: Lightning Talks: Simply Business,
Rob Bowley:7digital, 7digital
Rob Bowley : 23rd Apr 2012
View Podcast: 7digital,
Adrian Withy:Milliman, Milliman
Adrian Withy : 23rd Apr 2012
View Podcast: Milliman,
Michael Delaney:Elevate, Elevate
Michael Delaney : 23rd Apr 2012
View Podcast: Elevate,
Brendan Sterne:Bazaarvoice, Bazaarvoice
Brendan Sterne : 23rd Apr 2012
View Podcast: Bazaarvoice,
Steve Webster:LOVEFiLM, LOVEFiLM
Steve Webster : 23rd Apr 2012
View Podcast: LOVEFiLM,
Nick Hines:ThoughtWorks, ThoughtWorks
Nick Hines : 23rd Apr 2012
View Podcast: ThoughtWorks,
Ed Cortis:Radical team transformation through leadership and agility, Leadership and agility
Ed Cortis : 10th Apr 2012
View Podcast: Radical team transformation through leadership and agility,
Allan Kelly:Business Patterns for Software Development, Patterns for Development
Allan Kelly : 21st Mar 2012
View Podcast: Business Patterns for Software Development,
Michael Delaney:Elevate Launch Event, Elevate Launch Event
Michael Delaney : 7th Mar 2012
View Podcast: Elevate Launch Event,
OTHER AGILE LEADERSHIP EVENTS
Uncle Bob (Robert C. Martin):Uncle Bob's Advanced Test Driven Development in NYC,  Uncle Bob's Advanced Test Driven Development in NY
3 DAY COURSE. Featuring Uncle Bob (Robert C. Martin)
New York, Tuesday, May 29th
Martine Devos:Martine Devos' Certified ScrumMaster and Estimation Class,  Martine Devos' Certified ScrumMaster
2 DAY COURSE. Featuring Martine Devos
London, Thursday, May 31st
Martine Devos:Martine Devos' Certified ScrumMaster and Estimation Class,  Martine Devos' Certified ScrumMaster
2 DAY COURSE. Featuring Martine Devos
London, Monday, June 11th
Gavin  Bell:Gavin Bell's Creating Social Applications,  Gavin Bell's Social Applications
2 DAY COURSE. Featuring Gavin Bell
London, Thursday, June 14th
Martine Devos:Martine Devos' Certified Scrum Product Owner,  Martine Devos Certified Scrum Product Owner
2 DAY COURSE. Featuring Martine Devos
London, Thursday, June 14th
Jon Jagger:Jon Jagger & Kevlin Henney's Agile Development for Developers,  Jon & Kevlin's Agile Development Course
3 DAY COURSE. Featuring Jon Jagger
London, Monday, June 18th
Kevin Ryan:Kevin Ryan's Kanban Workshop,  Kevin Ryan's Kanban Workshop
2 DAY COURSE. Featuring Kevin Ryan
London, Monday, June 18th
QCon New York 2012, QCon New York 2012
CONFERENCE (3 DAYS)
New York, Monday, June 18th BOOK NOW!
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