IBM Test Driven Development Fundamentals

This module covers fundamental testing concepts, including the importance of testing in software development, common reasons why developers avoid testing, different testing levels, the software release cycle, and an introduction to TDD and BDD approaches

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This module explores the foundations of Test Driven Development (TDD), including its benefits, essential tools, and practical implementation using Nose testing framework. Students learn to write test assertions and create test fixtures for establishing initial test states

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This module covers advanced TDD concepts including test coverage analysis, working with factories and fakes, mocking techniques, and practical TDD implementation. Students learn to use patch decorators and mock objects for effective testing

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This module introduces BDD concepts, benefits, and workflow using Gherkin syntax. Students learn to set up a BDD environment, write feature files, work with Selenium for UI testing, and manage test data using Behave

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This module focuses on practical BDD implementation using Behave, including step generation, implementation of first steps, working with context objects, and using variable substitution in BDD scenarios

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This module allows students to apply their learned TDD and BDD skills in a comprehensive project, integrating various testing methodologies and tools covered throughout the course

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