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Hey, all!

Welcome to the Effective Software Testing newsletter! This is our first edition, and I hope you enjoy it.

Articles

• Why do developers hate code coverage? And why they should not hate it! Code coverage is a useful tool when used properly. In this article, I discuss how you should do it. Read more.

• What makes a good test code? Writing good test code may be as hard writing good production code. In this article, I discuss 10 characteristics of good code test code. Read more.

• When do I do TDD? TDD is such a useful tool. But truth be told: I don't use it 100% of my time. In this article, I talk about when I do TDD and when I prefer not to do TDD. Read more.

Other resources

• Testing anti-patterns podcast. I participated in the Codurance's podcast, together with Olena Borzenko, Fran Climent, Matheus Marabesi, and Fran Avila. We spoke about testing anti-patterns. It was super lightweight and enjoyable discussion. Listen here.

Book updates

• 60+ exercises. A significant number of readers asked me about the possibility of adding exercises to the book. There you go. In the next release, the book will feature 60+ exercises. You will find multiple choice questions, open questions, and coding questions. Feel free to use them in your trainings and university courses.

• Foreword. I am happy to announce that Steve Freeman, the author of the well-known Growing Object-Oriented Systems Guided by Tests, and Dr. Arie van Deursen, Professor of Software Engineering at TU Delft, will write the foreword of my book.

• Release date. Our estimate is that the book will go the printer on February 27th.