I'm planning to apply at two or three conferences this year. While thinking about possible topics, I thought about one of my favorite topics: Test-Driven Development. I like to read and talk about TDD. It sparks interesting discussions, like the "Is TDD dead" discussion, and forces developers to think about their processes and workflows.
While I'm familiar with the "classic" schools of TDD, the "Detroit School" and the "London School", I recently learned, that there is more. David Völkel invented the "Munich School of TDD". And, staying in Germany for that matter, there is also a "St. Pauli School of TDD". These instantly sparked my interest. So at the moment, I'm trying to play with these new concepts.
Do you think a talk about the different schools of TDD would be worth preparing? Or would it be "just another TDD talk, nobody wants to hear"? I would love to hear your opinion about that.
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I write frequently on software quality and can tell you that despite my studies in the area, I think I'd learn new things from your schools of tdd talk. Propose it, but keep audience takeaways in mind.
Hi Matt. Thank you for your feedback. Especially the part about the audience takeaways is important.
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I think that article is fantastic and the best resource I've seen on the matter besides perhaps Scott Hanselman's video on conference talks.
Definitely interesting! I ever see only a few TDD talks though.
That's true. But I'm wondering if this is because nobody wants to hear about it anymore, or if there is another reason.
Anything TDD-related is interesting to me, and I definitely think this talk would be of interest !
I'm happy to hear that. Thank you for your feedback.
I would watch a video or read a blog post about it. Sounds interesting to me!
Maybe I should also write a post about it. 😃
Yes! Count me in.
I do. :-)
It's good to hear that people like the idea of the talk.
Did this happen? I would be interested reading/watching if it's available for the public?