Most common mistakes in test-driven development practice: Results from an online survey with developers

Mauricio Finavaro Aniche; Marco Aurélio Gerosa

doi:10.1109/ICSTW.2010.16

Most common mistakes in test-driven development practice: Results from an online survey with developers

Mauricio Finavaro Aniche, Marco Aurélio Gerosa

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Abstract

Test-driven development (TDD) is a software development practice that supposedly leads to better quality and fewer defects in code. TDD is a simple practice, but developers sometimes do not apply all the required steps correctly. This article presents some of the most common mistakes that programmers make when practicing TDD, identified by an online survey with 218 volunteer programmers. Some mistakes identified were: to forget the refactoring step, building complex test scenarios, and refactor another piece of code while working on a test. Some mistakes are frequently made by around 25% of programmers.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	ICSTW 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops
Pages	469-478
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSTW.2010.16
State	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops, ICSTW 2010 - Paris, France Duration: Apr 6 2010 → Apr 10 2010

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Name	ICSTW 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops

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Conference	3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops, ICSTW 2010
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	4/6/10 → 4/10/10

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Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Aniche, M. F., & Gerosa, M. A. (2010). Most common mistakes in test-driven development practice: Results from an online survey with developers. In ICSTW 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops (pp. 469-478). Article 5463691 (ICSTW 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSTW.2010.16

Most common mistakes in test-driven development practice: Results from an online survey with developers. / Aniche, Mauricio Finavaro; Gerosa, Marco Aurélio.
ICSTW 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops. 2010. p. 469-478 5463691 (ICSTW 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Aniche, MF & Gerosa, MA 2010, Most common mistakes in test-driven development practice: Results from an online survey with developers. in ICSTW 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops., 5463691, ICSTW 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops, pp. 469-478, 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops, ICSTW 2010, Paris, France, 4/6/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSTW.2010.16

Aniche MF, Gerosa MA. Most common mistakes in test-driven development practice: Results from an online survey with developers. In ICSTW 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops. 2010. p. 469-478. 5463691. (ICSTW 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops). doi: 10.1109/ICSTW.2010.16

Aniche, Mauricio Finavaro ; Gerosa, Marco Aurélio. / Most common mistakes in test-driven development practice : Results from an online survey with developers. ICSTW 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops. 2010. pp. 469-478 (ICSTW 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation Workshops).

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