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What is a commonly cited benefit of TDD's test-first approach for actually INFLUENCING/improving a piece of code's eventual design, beyond simply producing test coverage?
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What is a commonly cited benefit of TDD's test-first approach for actually INFLUENCING/improving a piece of code's eventual design, beyond simply producing test coverage?
What is the purpose of the "Refactor" step in TDD, and why is it considered safe to perform specifically at this point in the cycle (with a passing test already in place)?
What is "Behavior-Driven Development" (BDD), and how does it relate to (and extend) the core ideas behind TDD?
What is a general reason "legacy code" (an existing codebase with little to no existing automated test coverage) presents a particular practical challenge for teams wanting to START adopting TDD practices going forward?
What is Test-Driven Development (TDD), at its core definition?
What is a reasonable practical criterion some teams use for deciding which specific parts of a codebase most benefit from strict TDD discipline, versus parts where a more relaxed testing approach might be acceptable?
What is the "Red-Green-Refactor" cycle, as the core, repeated workflow of Test-Driven Development?
What is a general criticism or limitation sometimes raised about strict, universal TDD adoption — situations where writing a test BEFORE any implementation might be difficult or less practical?
What is a general reason a developer new to TDD might initially find the practice to feel SLOWER than writing implementation code directly without tests, and what argument is commonly made for why this initial slowdown is often considered a worthwhile tradeoff?
What is a "spike" (as sometimes used alongside, or as an alternative to, strict TDD) in software development practice?
Why does the "Red" step of TDD specifically require CONFIRMING that a newly-written test actually fails, rather than just writing the test and moving on to implementation immediately?
What is a reasonable overall summary of TDD's core value proposition, synthesizing its test-first ordering, its influence on design, and its role in enabling safe refactoring?
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