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Is test-driven development difficult?

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+  Is test-driven development difficult?
+pubDate: 2023-10-08
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+  archive/2023/10/08/is-test-driven-development-difficult
+tags:
+  - software-development
+  - automated-testing
+  - test-driven-development
+  - continuous-integration
+  - trunk-based-development
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+I recently read a post where the writer said automated testing, test-driven development, continuous integration, trunk-based development, etc, are difficult.
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+I'm familiar with them and have been using them for some time, but I think trunk-based development is easier as there's only a single branch instead of many.
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+Continuous integration is pulling everyone else's code at least once daily and pushing yours to ensure it doesn't conflict.
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+Test-driven development is writing failing tests before any implementation code and refactoring once it passes.
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+I don't think these are technically difficult, but they do require an open mind, a willingness to learn, evaluate and consider alternative approaches and, in some cases, change existing behaviour.
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+Change can be the difficult part, not which brand you commit to, how often you push your code or when you write your tests.