TDD (Test Driven Development)

Question 1

TDD meaning

Answer 1

Test driven development

Question 2

What does it do?

Answer 2

Form of software development
Changing code to pass a certain test
A way of detecting what the code will do

Question 3

How does it work?

Answer 3

Add a test
Run the tests
Make changes
Run tests again until it works
Development complete

Question 4

Features of TDD

Answer 4

Clean and simple code
Little code bloating 
Higher quality code
Detailed documentation
Reduced project development time 
Flexible 
Easy maintenance

Question 5

Strengths

Answer 5

Only write necessary code
Easy maintenance
Tests allow documentation of code
Less time spent debugging 
Reliable solution

Question 6

Weaknesses

Answer 6

Slow process to complete
Must be maintained if requirements change
All members encouraged to do coding
Tests aren't always reliable
Tests may be hard to write