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Test-Driven Development (TDD) Fundamentals

Master Test-Driven Development with JavaScript. Learn the three laws of TDD, the Red-Green-Refactor cycle, and build real applications using this powerful technique.

Course Content

1

What is Test-Driven Development?

Understand the philosophy and benefits of Test-Driven Development

45m
1Introduction to Test-Driven Developmentpresentation15m2The Three Laws of TDD - Uncle Bobvideo63m
2

The Three Laws of TDD

Learn Uncle Bob's Three Laws that form the foundation of TDD

30m
1The Three Laws of TDDpresentation20m
3

The Red-Green-Refactor Cycle

Master the fundamental TDD workflow cycle

30m
1The Red-Green-Refactor Cyclepresentation20m
4

TDD with JavaScript and Vitest

Apply TDD principles using JavaScript and the Vitest testing framework

60m
1Setting Up Vitest for TDDpresentation10m2FizzBuzz TDD Katainteractive-workshop3String Calculator TDD Katainteractive-workshop
5

TDD Best Practices

Learn advanced TDD techniques and common pitfalls to avoid

30m
1TDD Best Practicespresentation20m
6

TDD with AI Coding Agents

Configure AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Aider to follow TDD practices

30m
1Why TDD Makes AI Agents Betterpresentation10m2Configuring Claude Code for TDDpresentation15m3Using AGENTS.md for TDD Workflowspresentation10m4Writing Effective TDD Promptspresentation10m

What you'll learn

  • Understand what TDD is and why it matters
  • Learn the history of TDD
  • Discover the benefits of writing tests first
  • See TDD demonstrated by Uncle Bob
  • Master the First Law: Write a failing test first
  • Master the Second Law: Write only enough test to fail

Tags

tddtestingjavascriptsoftware-craftsmanshipvitest

Prerequisites

  • • javascript-fundamentals