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Dive Into Test Driven Development

Test Your Code Before You Write It

Ziga Petek
4 min readJun 6, 2023

In the realm of software development, quality and reliability are crucial. If you write unreliable code, that has not been tested before it reaches the customer, I can guarantee you that you will get complaints. That’s why it is so important, that you test your code extensively before you ship it to wherever it needs to be. You can do that in several ways.

One approach that has gained significant traction in recent years is Test-Driven Development (TDD). Test-Driven Development is a software development style, that emphasizes writing automated tests before writing the code. In this article, I will try to provide a comprehensive overview of Test-Driven Development, explaining its benefits and providing some practical examples.

What is Test-Driven Development?

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TDD is a development process that involves writing automated tests to drive the design and implementation of software. This approach follows a three-step cycle known as the “Red-Green-Refactor” loop:

  1. Red: Write a failing test case that describes a specific requirement or behavior. This…

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Ziga Petek
Ziga Petek

Written by Ziga Petek

Developer, writer and a pure genious ... I may have exagerated a little ... Author of https://divine-coding.com

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