The benefits of TDD are neither clear nor are they immediately apparent

by Kane on February 25, 2010

Let me be begin this tale at the end, and then go back to the beginning. From personal experience TDD is still a preferred technical practice. It has many advantages, not the least of which is the focus on a holistic definition of quality, and the number of tests that are created as a result. These two points alone are, I think, sufficient to recommend TDD to clients … and I do so.

Having got that out of the way, let me now start at the beginning …
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