How to Stop Testing & Break Your Code Base • Clare Sudbery • GOTO 2022

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2022. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph

Clare Sudbery - Freelance Technical Agile Coach @SudberyClare

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ABSTRACT
Do you code on your own?
When you do, do you write unit tests?
Do you agree that there are benefits to using test-driven development?

I stopped writing tests on my code base for bad reasons, but started again for good ones. The experience has allowed me to demonstrate in practice the impact it can have on your code base when you don’t test, and also when you do.

This talk, based on simple practical examples, explains exactly why unit tests, a TDD approach and pairing can make all the difference to your code. [...]

TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
04:17 SquareFill
08:07 A lack of tests causes pain
09:35 Encapsulation
10:18 Acceptance tests & encapsulation
11:14 SRP (Single Responsibility)
12:18 Public vs private
13:16 Debugging
20:03 Fast feedback
21:17 Edge cases
22:55 Productionising spikes
25:27 Path to a solution
33:00 TDD makes everything better
36:34 Debugging
39:14 Refactoring
40:55 Fast feedback
44:11 Edge cases
44:33 Productionising spikes
45:24 Summary
46:39 Outro

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[shambien]

A very humane and honest story of passion, making mistakes, learning from them... I did recognize parts of my own path, too, and I think many other people will also hear the message resonate with their own experiences.

[chauchau]

never thought one could hide political messages in a tech talk like this...