Why You Should Be Doing Test-Driven-Development

When

Thursday July 17^th, 2025 @ 5:30 PM

Who

Lancer Kind

Where

SmartDraw Software

RSVP

Developers are not excited to write tests let alone writing them in advance of the code they are going to write. And yet the ability to write the test in advance causes valuable “outside in thinking”: Consider the class responsibility, consider the API first, and consider the messages to be passed via the API. It also prevents the problem of cutting corners towards the end where maybe those tests don’t get written at all. The design gets a good benefit when starting with tests.

In this talk we’ll do some exercises, writing tests in advance and witnessing how doing so improves class design.

Food / Drinks

Food and drinks will be provided! Please contact us (on meetup) if you have any dietary restrictions/food allergies.

Directions and Parking Instructions

Meeting will be held in the offices of SmartDraw Software, 1780 Hughes Landing Blvd #1100 on the 11th floor.