You'd like to get into TDD before next summer, but you're afraid you'll never make it on time? Don't worry, you'll find out how to succeed thanks to the 5 exclusive rules of slim down diets, such as "reduce the size of the portions", or "mind the calories" among other tips to overcome the obstacles and the friction. This talk will hand you the keys to start well and get on top of new TDD habits!

1. Slim down diet & TDD*
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* TDD : Test Driven Development

2. Why can’t we start a slim
down diet?
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3. Why can’t we start a slim
down diet?
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4. Who am I?
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5. Dora the explorer
http://www.nickelodeonjunior.fr/dora-l-exploratrice/
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6. Dora the explorer
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https://www.paramount.com/movies/dora-and-lost-city-gold

7. Dora the exterminator
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https://www.pinterest.fr/kleinschneider/michel-achard/

8. Dorra BARTAGUIZ
• AZURE / .NET developer
• Technical Coach
• Teacher
• @DorraBartaguiz
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DietObstacle
TDD

10. Why can’t we start a slim
down diet?
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11. Peer pressure
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12. Our family
Sis, I want to go on a slim
down diet. I want to lose
10 kg in one month.
Oh! Why?
No one has ever
had to do that
in our family…
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13. Our family
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Sis, I want to go on a slim
down diet. I want to lose
10 kg in one month.
Oh! Why?
No one has ever
had to do that
in our family…

14. Our team
Hey, I want to go on TDD
with the whole team.
We’ll be experts in one
month.
Oh! Why?
No one has ever
had to do that
in our team.
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15. Find little goals
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16. Do it in baby steps
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17. When eating is indulgence
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18. Dinner
It seems delicious!
I’ll take an entire
fish with potatoes.
Alright!
Are you sure?
What about your
diet?
Let me serve you a
portion of fish and
some vegetables.
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19. Project
It seems good!
We can write one
single test for this
user-story.
Alright!
Are you sure?
What about the
baby steps?
We can write many
tests for this US.
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20. Go easy on your portions
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21. Decompose the problem
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22. Eating less or eating better
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23. I eat sandwiches at lunch
but I don’t lose weight.
A sandwich can
be fattening.
Lunch
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24. At work
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http://www.arolla.fr/blog/2018/06/quand-refactorer-et-pourquoi/
What an indigestible
code!
We should refactor it.
How do you know?
It looks fine to me.

25. Mind the calories
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26. Measure complexity
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27. Mistaking frustration for
hunger
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28. At home
It was a long
stressful day.
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29. At work
It was hard to
practice TDD today.
No TDD
Your goal!
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30. Settle your emotions first
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31. Don’t give up
Join peers
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32. Laziness
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33. I’m tired today, I’ll
do some exercises
tomorrow.
At home
You said the same
thing yesterday and
the day before!
Really!
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34. I’m tired today, I’ll
TDD tomorrow.
At work
You said the same
thing yesterday and
the day before!
Really!
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35. Half an hour of walk a day
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36. Practice one kata a day
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37. Slim down diet & TDD
Go easy on your portions
Decompose the problem
Mind the calories
Measure complexity
Find little goals
Take baby steps
Half an hour walk a day
Practise katas
Settle your emotions
Don’t give up, join peers
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38. Asserting yourself
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Please, add this
feature now.
It’s just an “if”.
It will be great
to release it this
afternoon.
Sorry, I can’t accept.
It should be
groomed with the
team first.

39. Fear of not recognizing oneself
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Our body changes, will we change too?

40. Any diet
• What kind of tips did you find to stick to
your diet?
• Transpose it to TDD
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41. Any questions?
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42. We did it!
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