Test-Driven Java Development, Second Edition - Second Edition

Case study – Awesome Gambling Corp

You are Alice, a software developer, and you just joined the software development team of Awesome Gambling Corp. Your teammates are trying to bring you up to speed in the shortest time possible. It's your first day and your teammate, John, who has been designated as your mentor, is going to be guiding you during the first few hours in the company.

After a pleasant cup of coffee, he rapidly sets the topic of your conversation to all the tasks and procedures that will comprise your day-to-day work. Your team is developing and maintaining a very simple thimblerig-service. As soon as you hear the word thimblerig, you ashamedly admit this is the first time you have heard that word. John laughs and says he didn't ...