We discuss, demonstrate and debate how to write well-structured, malleable software
We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month
We are a nomadic meetup: the location (within Glasgow) changes every month. We try to run in office spaces around the city, but occasionally meet in a pub; there is no expectation or pressure to drink alcohol when we do soself. We’ll explain the format (Guided Conversations), and make sure everyone keeps up with the discussion.
“test && commit || revert. If the tests fail, then the code goes back to the state where the tests last passed” - Kent Beck
For our March event, we have a workshop using an entirely new form of Test Driven Development (TDD). In this version of TDD, every time you save a file, the tests run and if they fail the code gets instantly reverted.
Poof! it’s gone.
If the tests pass, however, the change gets committed.
We will be discovering what this constraint means for our coding styles. Can we possibly work if we throw away all our mistakes seconds after making them? How do we become productive while under this design pressure? Come along and we’ll find out together.
Doors open at 6 pm, then we’ll kick off at 6:30 pm.
Since we’ll be working in pairs, you will need to bring your laptop for this session.
Optional background reading on TCR: https://medium.com/@kentbeck_7670/test-commit-revert-870bbd756864
