Test Driven Development, A Portable Methodology

This is a cool article that appeared that has appeared up on developer.com. It talks about the Test Drive Development process. I haven’t heard about this process before so its quite interesting to hear how this works.

“In 1999, Extreme Programming (XP) appeared on the horizon and, where it was adopted, everything changed. XP is a programming methodology that places developers in the center of the process. Actually, the customers are at the center, with developers embracing them through a team approach that incorporates a strenuous test-first philosophy. Test-First Development or Test-Driven Development (TDD), a core practice of XP, was quick to become a widely adopted practice.”

“TDD is also seen more and more as part of the fare offered with many other programming methodologies. Some of the programming methodologies that embrace the practice of TDD are:

    * Rational Unified Process (RUP)
    * Agile Unified Process (AUP)
    * Open Unified Process (Open UP)
    * Scrum”

Pretty interesting read, check it out here: http://www.developer.com/design/article.php/3622546