Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?

No, this is not a university course, but it does offer a certification of completion.

What will I be able to do upon completing the Specialization?

You will be able to understand and implement test-driven development techniques in your programming projects.

Is this course really 100% online? Do I need to attend any classes in person?

This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.

Can I just enroll in a single course?

Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Can I take the course for free?

No, you cannot take this course for free. When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.

Test-Driven Development Specialization

Program efficiently with Test-Driven Development. Integrate best practices of test-driven development into your programming workflow.

Instructor: Doug Purcell

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4 course series

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4.2

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Intermediate level

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4 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.2

(62 reviews)

Intermediate level

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1 month at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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What you'll learn

In this Test-Driven Development Specialization, we will take a hands-on look at Test-Driven Development by writing and implementing tests from the first module. You'll be translating user specs into unit tests, applying the Red-Green-Refactor mantra, and applying mocks in python with the unit test mock module.

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Specialization - 4 course series

Test-Driven Development Overview

Course 114 hours4.3 (60 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

In this introductory course you will get both a full overview of what TDD is, when it can and can't be applied, and what its benefits are for practitioners and organizations. You will also have the opportunity to get hands on with a few fun introductory projects where you can apply what you have learned and experience the benefits of this approach to problem solving yourself.

Skills you'll gain

Test Driven Development (TDD), Debugging, Software Testing, Software Development, Python Programming, Integration Testing, Maintainability, Code Review, and Unit Testing

A Practical Introduction to Test-Driven Development

Course 215 hours3.8 (29 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

To be a proficient developer you need to have a solid grasp of test writing before putting code into production. In this course, we will take a hands-on look at Test-Driven Development by writing and implementing tests as soon as week one. TDD starts with good unit tests, so we will start there. Topics will also cover translating user specs into unit tests, applying the Red-Green-Refactor mantra, and applying mocks in python with the unittest.mock module. Once finished, you will have covered all the steps of TDD before development

Skills you'll gain

Unit Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), Mockups, Python Programming, Development Testing, Software Testing, Test Automation, and Test Case

Integrating Test-Driven Development into Your Workflow

Course 315 hours3.8 (12 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

In this course we will discuss how to integrate best practices of test-driven development into your programming workflow. We will start out by discussing how to refactor legacy codebases with the help of agile methodologies. Then, we will explore continuous integration and how to write automated tests in Python. Finally, we will work everything we've learned together to write code that contains error handlers, automated tests, and refactored functions.

Skills you'll gain

Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration, Unit Testing, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Delivery, Software Testing, Python Programming, Software Development, Code Review, CI/CD, Version Control, Debugging, Software Development Methodologies, Test Automation, and Agile Methodology