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test-driven development

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
test--driven de-vel-op-ment
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A software development process that relies on the repetition of a minimal development cycle where the developer writes an (initially failing) automated test case that defines a desired function, then produces minimal code to pass that test, and finally refactors the new code to acceptable standards.

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TDD

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What does test-driven development mean?
A software development process that relies on the repetition of a minimal development cycle where the developer writes an (initially failing) automated test case that defines a desired function, then produces minimal code to pass that test, and finally refactors the new code to acceptable standards.

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