Podcasts Technology Semaphore Uncut Exploring Test-Driven iOS Development with Jon Reid

Exploring Test-Driven iOS Development with Jon Reid

Published: Jan. 5, 2021, 8 a.m.

In this episode of Semaphore Uncut, Jon Reid, leading expert in unit testing and test-driven development (TDD) for iOS, talks about the importance of shaping production code in response to tests.

Jon is a Technical Agile Coach and the author of iOS Unit\xa0Testing by Example, XCTest Tips and Techniques Using Swift book.

Key takeaways:

  • From Objective C to Swift
  • Rapid test-driven development in iOS
  • Fewer end-to-end, more unit-tests in iOS
  • The real meaning behind the Testing Pyramid
  • F-I-R-E: Understanding unit testing dependencies
  • Test-Driven Development as a practice
  • Bringing yourself to your code

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