TDD Anti-Patterns (Emmanuel Valverde Ramos & Matheus Marabesi)

When we practice Test-Driven Development, tests become the fundamental elements of our application. They are the first to unveil the challenges we encounter while working with our code, highlighting hints of issues in the form of test smells, both within our code and the tests themselves. This session will be focusing on test smells.
It could be asserted that the tests communicate with us, attempting to signal what we are doing incorrectly. This process generates a sense of discomfort as we identify areas for improvement through the pain we experience when we create our own tests.
Following this idea, we will cover the following topics in our talk:
1. Introduction
2. Overview of the anti-patterns
- Excessive setup
- The mockery
- The liar
- The hidden dependency
- The giant
3. The anti patterns survey
4. Survey methodology and insights
5. Conclusions/Summary
ABOUT EMMANUEL
Emmanuel Valverde Ramos (Manu) is a seasoned software developer who started his professional programming career in 2012. With extensive experience in consulting, product companies, and startups, he is passionate about promoting good software practices and excels in delivering high-quality solutions while fostering a culture of excellence.
Currently, a senior craftsperson at Codurance, Manu's expertise encompasses reliable software delivery and knowledge sharing to drive continuous improvement. His commitment to collaboration, learning, and exceptional results aligns with the core values of Extreme Programming (XP).
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ABOUT MATHEUS
As a hobby he likes to play with Raspberry PI, to dive into the IoT world and sometimes to give talks. Besides that he's an aspiring researcher focused on software testing and gamification. Testable is a gamified tool that aims to improve unit test teaching, trying to change the boring perception that developers have in learning how to test their code, you can find more things related to that in the playlists I share on youtube and also on my side projects page.
Currently he's working as a Software craftsperson at Codurance, changing the way people build systems and trying to close the gap between academia and the industry. Want to stay tuned on software development? Sign up for my newsletter "Papers of the week".
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
3:13 Agenda
3:53 Introduction
15:08 Survey
The anti-patterns
24:39 (1) Excessive setup
33:31 (2) The mockery
45:19 (3) The liar
50:26 (4) Hidden dependency
59:07 (5) The giant
1:04:41 Conclusion
1:12:00 Live Q&A
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[@victorserranobargues]

Great! Congratulations

[@emmanuelvalverderamos]

Thank you Victor