Integrating Test-Driven Development in the Development Process Symposium

Advance submission of a position paper is required in order to attend this symposium.

Test-Driven Development looks easy in theory, but can it be successfully integrated in real software projects? In this symposium we will concentrate on the practical employment of TDD, covering the whole lifecycle of a software project. The workshop is planned to be a discussion forum, where attendees share their experiences with TDD and their visions. Therefore, the symposium attendees are expected to be active participants and submit a position statement prior to the workshop. The position paper should describe the participant’s interests and existing experience with TDD, i.e. a field report of one distinct TDD project or statements to one or more of the following items that will be discussed:

• Introduction of TDD in short – what are the new or different ideas ?
• Preparing for TDD within Eclipse (Tools, PlugIns, Continous Integration)
  • JUNIT, FIT, Fitnesse, CruiseControl
• Considerations concerning budget and time plan
• TDD during the development process illuminated from various point of views (developer, management, customer)
• Who defines what tests ? Various test layers. (Grey-box tests, Acceptance tests)
• Experiences with integration cycles and acceptance procedures
• Introduction of TDD in long running and ongoing projects
• Feedback of customers
• Evaluation of advantages and disadvantages of TDD

Attendance of the workshop will be limited to 20 people to maximize the discussions and interactions. Position papers will be available on the website in advance of the symposia. For more details see also the symposia format page for a description of how this Symposium will be held.