I don't know your fancy terms like "system specification" but what people mean when they say that tests are your specification is that tests specify behaviors....
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Scott Bain
slbain9000
Jun 10, 2011 5:48 pm
Let's try a different example. Let's say you are writing code that displays the speed of a car on a digital speedometer. Let's further say that the algorithm...
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Max Guernsey
maxguernseyiii
Jun 10, 2011 5:53 pm
Yes. This example, I think, is more accessible and demonstrates the point you are trying to make nicely. ... Yes. This example, I think, is more accessible...
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bitblt32
Jun 11, 2011 8:51 pm
Thanks Scott, that did help I think. What I meant by the fancy "System Specification" is the requirements of the system as a whole from the perspective of the...
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Helen Wu
bhwu98
Jun 12, 2011 11:11 pm
Hi All.  I am a newcomer to leanprogramming and I am a software developer.  << just an "implementation detail" >> in the subject  has motivated me to ...
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Scott Bain
slbain9000
Jun 14, 2011 4:58 pm
The thing I would disagree with is the notion that the constructor of a class is "part of its public interface". Constructors are special because they cannot...
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Amir Kolsky
kolsky
Jun 14, 2011 6:13 pm
ctors are static. Sent from my Samsung Captivate(tm) on AT&T Scott Bain <slbain@...> wrote: The thing I would disagree with is the notion that...
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Aeden Jameson
bevelededges
Jun 15, 2011 2:21 pm
I organize my specs according to behavor in bounded contexts. For example, with the e-commerce sites I've worked on I've done things similiar to Shopping ...
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mfrb2
Aug 16, 2011 1:12 am
Hi Everyone, I'm really interested in making a career out of software design. I'd like to attend a really good graduate program for software engineering, but...
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alshalloway
Aug 16, 2011 1:15 am
I actually have a masters in comp Sci & EE from MIT. I would not recommend that for creativity and design. Graduate schools typically teach computers, not...
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Kurt Häusler
kurt.haeusler
Aug 16, 2011 4:55 pm
Can you clarify what you are talking about when you say design? I always get confused because there seem to be several definitions out there. For some it is to...
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mfrb2
Aug 16, 2011 8:16 pm
I know it's a bit of a cop-out, but I guess you could say that I'm interested in all of the above! I'll try to clarify what I'm talking about though, because...
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craig.larman
Sep 29, 2011 4:22 pm
fyi: in addition to the english version, french and chinese versions of Lean Primer now ready. (thanks to the translators!) http://www.leanprimer.com/ regards,...
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Rahul Agarwal
rahul_ec27
Sep 29, 2011 5:41 pm
Hi, I have read "Design Patterns Explained" and found it extremely helpful. As suggested, I was going through webinar on "*Consider Forces*" which takes up ...
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Scott
slbain9000
Sep 29, 2011 5:51 pm
The problem with putting all the services together like this is one of cohesion. Classes, ideally, should have a single responsibility, not multiple...
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RAHUL
rahul_ec27
Sep 29, 2011 6:23 pm
Thanks a lot Scott!!! So my solution bascially violates "single responsibility principle"..right? But practically we can always have a class with single...
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Scott
slbain9000
Sep 29, 2011 6:25 pm
Precisely. This can be hard, sometimes to "get right", but this is one of the many reasons I value TDD so highly. If you're wondering if you've got the right...
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Scott
slbain9000
Oct 31, 2011 9:56 pm
Hey folks. Amir and I are embarking on a new writing project, which will ultimately result in a book titled "Sustainable Test-Driven Development". We felt,...
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Scott
slbain9000
Nov 19, 2011 12:03 am
Amir and I are engaging in the process of writing a new Book, which will be titled "Sustainable Test-Driven Development". We're sharing our work product as we...
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Jeff Grigg
jeffgrigg63132
Nov 19, 2011 1:52 am
So the analogy that you're trying to draw is that "Sustainable TDD" is just like Reflexology -- something that has no plausible mechanism by which it would...
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Scott
slbain9000
Nov 19, 2011 1:54 am
LOL The use of the term was definitely meant to be whimsical. We thought it was a somewhat deft analogy; we'll see if people react in general as you have, and...
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Aeden Jameson
bevelededges
Nov 19, 2011 2:07 am
I guess I was a little more charitable in my initial interpretation by which I mean I abstracted a little. It definitely prompted a "huh?" though. Cheers, ...
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Scott
slbain9000
Mar 3, 2012 1:01 am
We've got a new blog up for your perusal, which is about a question we get a lot... what is the real difference between acceptance test-driven development, and...
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rstone1998
Mar 29, 2012 10:44 pm
Can someone comment on the relationship between Separation of Concerns in OOP design and SRP (as in SOLID)? Both are valid design approaches but it interests...
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Raoul Duke
theraoulduke
Mar 29, 2012 10:53 pm
... i would have thought that SRP would be somewhat morally equivalent to SOC. when there is one reason to change the class/object, you have extracted/made...
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vijay172
Apr 14, 2012 5:57 am
Hi, This is a little barebones but wanted to get some ideas. We have a REST API and we are now trying to allow 3rd parties to use it with their own customized...
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Max Guernsey
maxguernseyiii
Apr 14, 2012 7:29 pm
I'm not sure that there are enough details there. What do you mean by "use it with their own customized versions of it?" How might they customize it? What do...
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Amir Kolsky
kolsky
Apr 15, 2012 1:17 am
My recommendation here, assuming I understood you correctly, is that the client's to which you're selling your system would like to use its functionality but...
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netobjectives
Apr 27, 2012 4:25 am
Please join us for Net Objectives' newest FREE webinar series: Lean-Agile at Scale and the Team: The Value Stream Series. The first session is May 22. Follow...
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martin_cocaro
May 14, 2012 9:42 pm
Hi everyone, I'm based in Buenos Aires, Argentina and am currently researching the topic: Emotions in Lean Testing. In a nutshell, aiming to find out the ...
