How to Stop Testing and Break Your Code Base

Explore the critical importance of unit testing and test-driven development (TDD) in software engineering through this insightful 47-minute conference talk from GOTO Copenhagen 2022. Discover how abandoning tests can negatively impact your codebase and learn practical strategies to improve code quality. Delve into topics such as encapsulation, single responsibility principle, debugging, fast feedback, edge cases, and productionizing spikes. Gain valuable insights on how TDD enhances code maintainability, facilitates refactoring, and accelerates development processes. Follow along with real-world examples and expert advice to understand why unit tests, TDD approaches, and pair programming are essential for creating robust, efficient software.

Intro
SquareFill
A lack of tests causes pain
Encapsulation
Acceptance tests & encapsulation
SRP Single Responsibility
Public vs private
Debugging
Fast feedback
Edge cases
Productionising spikes
Path to a solution
TDD makes everything better
Debugging
Refactoring
Fast feedback
Edge cases
Productionising spikes
Summary
Outro