An in depth discussion of Test Driven Development (TDD) should include a discussion of Test First. So that's where we start.

• Why write tests first?
• How do you know what tests to write?
• What are the steps for test first?
• Isn't this just TDD?
• Functional Tests vs Unit Tests

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• Test First Programming / Test First Development - Python Testing
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• Talk Python, Episode #145 2017 Python Year in Review
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