
Writing (really) good tests with Markus Oberlehner
PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocket
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The Importance of Test-Driven Development
Testing is a skill we need to learn. Nobody starts out being a perfect developer. There are things we have to learn and we have to experience ourselves. With TDD, it's about the tests guiding the designer for applications. And what I experience when I practice it is that usually you end up with better design applications. If you don't write tests at all, or if you write tests after the fact, then oftentimes the tests don't really help you. You oftentimes end up with the big ball of mud. But with TDD and with practicing TDD and having good tests in place, we are able to refactor with confidence and avoid this problem.
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