Test Driven Development (TDD) Using C#

Students Will Learn:

Unit Testing Using NUnit and Visual Studio
Regression and Acceptance Testing
Mocks, Fakes, and Stubs
Database Issues in TDD

Continuous Integration Servers
Automated Testing
TDD Patterns and Anti-Patterns

Course Description: This course provides students with hands on experience learning Test Driven Development (TDD) using NUnit and Microsoft's Visual Studio. Students will build unit tests using mocks, fakes, stubs and drivers, and address issues working with databases and other systems. Student will create tests and code that will be more likely to meet and exceed requirements. Code that receives "test coverage" will not break existing systems, because tests are passed before code is checked in.

Students will also examine TDD in other languages like Java to gain a broader view of options and issues working in a multi-language shop. Comprehensive labs using C# provide facilitated hands on practice crucial to developing competence and confidence with the new skills being learned.

Course Prerequisites: C# programming experience and an understanding of object-oriented design principles. HOTT's Learning to Program with C# course or equivalent knowledge provides a solid foundation.

Test Driven Development (TDD) Using C# Course Overview:

Why Test? Think Twice, Write Production Code Once Safety Net of Automated Testing Agile Development Concepts Fewer Bugs, Less Stress Smoother Production Rollouts Write with Tests, as Fast or Faster Make Changes More Safely “Don’t Break the System”	Unit Testing NUnit and Visual Studio Start off Simple and Add More Tests Making Tests Easy to Run Red, Green Refactor Assertion Methods NUnit Cleanup Methods Boundary Testing Know Unit Test Limitations
Mocks, Fakes, Stubs and Drivers TDD Development Patterns Naming Conventions for Better Code Mock Objects Fakes Stubs Test Doubles Self-Shunt Pattern	Database Unit Testing Database Mocks and ADO.NET Writing Database Tests Setting Up Database Tests Tearing Down Database Tests Black Box Tests White Box Testing Database Sandboxes for Testing ADO.NET Entity Framework Testing Issues
System, Regression and Acceptance Testing Statistical Sampling Usability Testing Test Protocols Regression Testing Acceptance Testing	Patterns and Anti-Patterns in TDD Factory Methods Web GUI Testing Coding to Interface References Checking Parameters for Validity Test Open/Closed Principle, Open to Extension, Closed to Change Break Out Method/Object Extract and Override Call Extract and Override Factory Method
Continuous Integration Servers/Automated Testing Early Warning of Conflicts Metrics and Tools Checking into Repository Team Foundation Server (TFS) Subversion Continuous Integration Servers CruiseControl.NET Hudson Automate the Build/Deployment	Introduction to Refactoring When to Refactor Existing Code Big Refactoring vs. Small Refactoring Teasing Apart Inheritance Looking for Code Smells Improving Methods to be More Flexible

Test Driven Development (TDD) Using C#

Students Will Learn:

Multiple Training Locations - Convenience and Cost Control

Regularly Scheduled Courses in 11 Cities Across Canada