Lean Game Development : Apply Lean Frameworks to the Process of Game Development

© Julia Naomi Rosenfield Boeira 2017

Julia Naomi Rosenfield Boeira, Lean Game Development , https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3216-3_6

6. Test-Driven Development

Julia Naomi Rosenfield Boeira¹ 

(1)Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Although the literature about test-driven development (TDD) is extensive and qualified, it’s worth discussing TDD in this chapter in relation to game development since it’s an extremely important subject. You will quickly learn about basic TDD concepts and why there is so much poorly tested code out there. You will understand how TDD can be applied to games in code and art and which practices can improve TDD.

TDD Defined

TDD is a software development style in which you have the following at your disposal:

• An enormous ...