The Art of Unit Testing • Roy Osherove & Dave Farley • GOTO 2021

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. #GOTOcon #GOTOBookClub http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Roy Osherove - Author of "The Art of Unit Testing" @osherove Dave Farley - Co-Author of "Continuous Delivery" @ModernSoftwareEngineeringYT You can find more content like this on Dave’s "Continuous Delivery YouTube Channel": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfqyGl3nq_V0bo64CjZh8g DESCRIPTION Good tests are crucial to any software project, and having a test-driven approach should be part of most projects’ goals nowadays. Yet testing can be difficult due to its complexity and challenges. Join a deep dive into how to approach unit testing with the author of “The Art of Unit Testing,” Roy Osherove, and a strong promoter of test-driven design, Dave Farley. The interview is based on Roy's book "The Art of Unit Testing": https://bit.ly/3obiKNB TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:53 The focus of "The Art of Unit Testing" 04:34 What are exit points? 09:47 How can we encourage the adoption of TDD & Unit Testing? 16:28 How would Dave change the book? / The importance of TDD 23:27 What's your objection to using mock objects? 30:42 The effects of a bad design 34:10 Outro Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/bookclub/episodes/getting-started-with-unit-testing RECOMMENDED BOOKS Roy Osherove • The Art of Unit Testing • https://bit.ly/3obiKNB Roy Osherove • Elastic Leadership • https://amzn.to/3fxEgID Roy Osherove • Notes to a Software Team Leader • https://amzn.to/3wjroxJ Dave Farley & Jez Humble • Continuous Delivery • https://amzn.to/3ocIHwd David Farley • Modern Software Engineering • https://amzn.to/3GI468M David Farley • Continuous Delivery Pipelines • https://leanpub.com/cd-pipelines Patterson, Grenny, Maxflied, McMillan & Switzler • Influencer: The Power to Change Anything • https://amzn.to/3hMGrdU https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #UnitTesting #TDD #TestDrivenDevelopment #Testing #RoyOsherove #DaveFarley #TheArtOfUnitTesting #Programming #SoftwareEngineering #ExitPoints #MockObjects #BadDesign #ContinuousDelivery CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1