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Book Synopsis

Kent Beck consistently challenges software engineering dogma, promoting ideas like patterns, test-driven development, and Extreme Programming. Currently affiliated with Three Rivers Institute and Agitar Software, he is the author of many Addison-Wesley titles.



Table of Contents


Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.

I. THE MONEY EXAMPLE.

1. Multi-Currency Money.


2. Degenerate Objects.


3. Equality for All.


4. Privacy.


5. Franc-ly Speaking.


6. Equality for All, Redux.


7. Apples and Oranges.


8. Makin' Objects.


9. Times We're Livin' In.


10. Interesting Times.


11. The Root of All Evil.


12. Addition, Finally.


13. Make It.


14. Change.


15. Mixed Currencies.


16. Abstraction, Finally.


17. Money Retrospective.


II. The xUnit Example.

18. First Steps to xUnit.


19. Set the Table.


20. Cleaning Up After.


21. Counting.


22. Dealing with Failure.


23. How Suite It Is.


24. xUnit Retrospective.


III. Patterns for Test-Driven Development.

25. Test-Driven Development Patterns.


26. Red Bar Patterns.


27. Testing Patterns.


28. Green Bar Patterns.


29. xUnit Patterns.


30. Design Patterns.


31. Refactoring.


32. Mastering TDD.


Appendix I: Influence Diagrams.


Appendix II: Fibonacci.


Afterword.


Index. 0321146530T10172002

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    Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
    Publication Date: 27/11/2002
    ISBN13: 9780321146533, 978-0321146533
    ISBN10: 0321146530

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Kent Beck consistently challenges software engineering dogma, promoting ideas like patterns, test-driven development, and Extreme Programming. Currently affiliated with Three Rivers Institute and Agitar Software, he is the author of many Addison-Wesley titles.



    Table of Contents


    Preface.
    Acknowledgments.
    Introduction.

    I. THE MONEY EXAMPLE.

    1. Multi-Currency Money.


    2. Degenerate Objects.


    3. Equality for All.


    4. Privacy.


    5. Franc-ly Speaking.


    6. Equality for All, Redux.


    7. Apples and Oranges.


    8. Makin' Objects.


    9. Times We're Livin' In.


    10. Interesting Times.


    11. The Root of All Evil.


    12. Addition, Finally.


    13. Make It.


    14. Change.


    15. Mixed Currencies.


    16. Abstraction, Finally.


    17. Money Retrospective.


    II. The xUnit Example.

    18. First Steps to xUnit.


    19. Set the Table.


    20. Cleaning Up After.


    21. Counting.


    22. Dealing with Failure.


    23. How Suite It Is.


    24. xUnit Retrospective.


    III. Patterns for Test-Driven Development.

    25. Test-Driven Development Patterns.


    26. Red Bar Patterns.


    27. Testing Patterns.


    28. Green Bar Patterns.


    29. xUnit Patterns.


    30. Design Patterns.


    31. Refactoring.


    32. Mastering TDD.


    Appendix I: Influence Diagrams.


    Appendix II: Fibonacci.


    Afterword.


    Index. 0321146530T10172002

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