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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Mar 3, 2021

Why you must use TDD now!

Alex Banul

Tired of critical bugs slipping into production and endless QA bottlenecks? Discover how adopting Test-Driven Development delivers modular, bulletproof ASP.NET Core architecture.

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#1 about 7 min

Challenges of testing in traditional development cycles

Writing tests after implementation causes missed requirements and broken logic slipping into production.

#2 about 2 min

Defining the core process of test-driven development

Converting software requirements into test cases before writing the core application code.

#3 about 3 min

Applying the red green refactor cycle

Documenting requirements with failing tests before writing minimal code to pass and optimizing.

#4 about 8 min

Bootstrapping a test-driven asp.net web api

Setting up an initial project structure and verifying endpoint accessibility with automated integration tests.

#5 about 10 min

Iterating web api logic with dynamic test cases

Writing and refining parameterized tests to catch parameter mismatches and enforce correct business logic.

#6 about 4 min

Weighing the benefits and tradeoffs of test-driven development

Balancing the high initial time investment against long-term architectural benefits and reduced quality assurance bottlenecks.

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