A gentle introduction to TDD in Go
Knowing how to test Go code is a key job requirement. It can also help you master Go faster by letting you easily test your hypotheses as you practice the language. Luciano Ramalho offers an introduction to test-driven development, covering essential testing techniques that make the test-first approach practical and even enjoyable.
| Talk Title | A gentle introduction to TDD in Go |
| Speakers | Luciano Ramalho (ThoughtWorks) |
| Conference | O’Reilly Open Source Convention |
| Conf Tag | Put open source to work |
| Location | Portland, Oregon |
| Date | July 16-19, 2018 |
| URL | Talk Page |
| Slides | Talk Slides |
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Most Go tutorials and introductory texts leave testing to the end; many just skip the topic. However, knowing how to test Go code is a key job requirement. It can also help you master Go faster by letting you easily test your hypotheses as you practice the language. Luciano Ramalho offers an introduction to test-driven development, covering essential testing techniques that make the test-first approach practical and even enjoyable. You’ll use TDD to develop a utility from scratch: runes, a command-line program that lets you search Unicode characters by name. (Luciano uses it daily to find special symbols and emojis.) Outline:
