Challenges in teaching test driven development

Authors:
Rick Mugridge
Affiliations:
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Venue:
XP'03 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Extreme programming and agile processes in software engineering
Year:
2003

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Abstract

We identify two main challenges in the teaching of Test Driven Development (TDD) over the last two years. The first challenge is to get students to rethink learning and design, and to really engage with this new approach. The second challenge is to explicitly develop their skills in testing, design and refactoring, given that they have little experience in these areas. This requires that fast and effective feedback be provided.