Purely functional code makes some things easier to understand: because values don't change, you can call functions and know that only their return value matters—they don't change anything outside themselves. But this makes many real-world applications difficult: how do you write to a database, or to the screen? In this screencast we look at one method for crossing this divide.
Test Driven Development (TDD) is a process for writing software that provably satisfies the software requirements. The process works like this: When you dig into TDD you’re going to find a bunch of…
Most developers seem to agree that testing is good, but developers frequently disagree about how to test. In this article, I’ll break down some common misconceptions and hopefully teach you a few…
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