Introduction to Test Driven Development (TDD)
Successful developers need to not only build the right software but build it right. To know your software works correctly, you need to test each unit of code. One of the best methods for this unit-level testing is test driven development. This course provides a detailed overview of test driven development (TDD). First, you’ll learn what automated testing is and why it is essential for building robust applications resilient to failure. You’ll explore the basics of testing, including test cases, testing levels, and the traditional release cycle.
You’ll learn about TDD and its complement, behavior driven development (BDD): TDD tests individual units of code while BDD tests how these units work together.
Then you’ll examine TDD in detail. You’ll explore TDD’s benefits, concepts, and popular tools, and you’ll hone your new testing skills through hands-on labs. You’ll create TDD test cases by writing test assertions and building test fixtures, and you’ll run these test cases by using the Nose testing package. You’ll then practice more advanced TDD methods such as increasing code coverage, generating and using fake data, and testing mock objects.
Explain the importance of testing
Describe test-driven development (TDD) and explain its benefits for DevOps
Develop unit tests with test assertions and test fixtures and then run the tests
Improve unit testing through advanced TDD methods including coverage reports, factories, fakes, and mock objects
Syllabus
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Introduction to Testing
Week 2
Introduction to Test Driven Development
Week 3
Advanced Methods for Test Driven Development
Week 4
Final Exam and Course Wrap-Up
FAQ
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
What will I get if I subscribe to this Certificate?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Certificate, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
Do I need to know anything about DevOps to take this course?
No. This is an introductory course that assumes no prior knowledge of DevOps.
Which software tools are required?
You will need to sign up for a no-charge GitHub account and use other no-charge tools from IBM in your browser.
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