AgileCville meeting Tuesday May 15th, 2012.
Simon Cockayne
Hey everyone,
The next AgileCville meeting is Tuesday May 15th,
2012.
Please do RSVP here (this is good info for the Pizza elf):
http://bit.ly/o2Cwa3
Thanks again to Scitent for giving us the space to meet - location details here http://www.agilecville.org/.
We’ll have a special guest host for the evening, Mr. Seth Liddy. He has kindly stepped up to stand in my stead, as I cannot attend this month.
* Agenda *
Welcome.
An Introduction to Test driven Development (TDD) – Joel Cochran.
See Abstract and Bio below.
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AOB.
Title: An Introduction to Test driven Development (TDD)
Abstract:
Test Driven Development is a technique that requires Unit Tests for code to be written before the code itself. By placing the emphasis on testing, developers can define success before code is written. This helps us answer that elusive question of "when is code done?" TDD offers additional benefits such as only writing code you need to satisfy your requirements, enhanced maintainability, and better modularity. In this presentation we will take a hands on look at TDD by walking through Roy Osherove's"TDD Kata", a daily exercise in Test Driven Development.
Bio:
Joel Cochran is a Senior technology Consultant for Lotic Factor Inc, of Roanoke, VA.
He is an Expression Blend MVP, the INETA Mentor for Virginia, and a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in Windows Forms and WPF. He is the founder of BlendSIG, a virtual Special Interest Group focused on Expression Blend and author of "Expression Blend in Action" by Manning Publications. He is also the author of "The Practical MVVM Manifesto" (http://practicalmvvm.com).
He has been developing for Windows since 2003 and is a self-proclaimed "Blend Evangelist". A frequent speaker at User Groups, Code Camps, and conferences throughout the Mid-Atlantic region,he enjoys teaching and writing about Blend and other topics. You can find him online at http://www.developingfor.net or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/joelcochran.
Cheers,
Simon, Seth and the Pizza Elf.