{"product_id":"scala-test-driven-development","title":"Scala Test-Driven Development","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.45em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: \" amazon ember neue helvetica arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eBuild robust Scala applications by implementing the fundamentals of test-driven development in your workflow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.45em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: \" amazon ember neue helvetica arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 10px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: \" amazon ember neue helvetica arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eGet a deep understanding of various testing concepts such as test-driven development (TDD) and BDD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eEfficient usage of the built-in Scala features such as ScalaTest, specs2, and Scala check\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eChange your approach towards problem solving by thinking about the boundaries of the problem and its definition rather than focusing on the solution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.45em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: \" amazon ember neue helvetica arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.45em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: \" amazon ember neue helvetica arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003eThis book is for Scala developers who are looking to write better quality and easily maintainable code. No previous knowledge of TDD\/BDD is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.45em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: \" amazon ember neue helvetica arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 10px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: \" amazon ember neue helvetica arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eUnderstand the basics of TDD and its significance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eRefactoring tests to build APIs in order to increase test coverage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eHow to leverage the inbuilt Scala testing modules like ScalaTest, specs2 and Scala Check\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eWriting test fixtures and apply the concepts of BDD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eHow to divide tests to run at different points in continuous delivery cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eBenefits of refactoring and how it affects the final quality of code produced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eUnderstanding of SBT based build environment and how to use it to run tests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eThe fundamentals of mocking and stubbing in Scala and how to use it efficiently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.45em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: \" amazon ember neue helvetica arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eIn Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.45em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: \" amazon ember neue helvetica arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003eTest-driven development (TDD) produces high-quality applications in less time than is possible with traditional methods. Due to the systematic nature of TDD, the application is tested in individual units as well as cumulatively, right from the design stage, to ensure optimum performance and reduced debugging costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.45em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: \" amazon ember neue helvetica arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003eThis step-by-step guide shows you how to use the principles of TDD and built-in Scala testing modules to write clean and fully tested Scala code and give your workflow the change it needs to let you create better applications than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.45em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: \" amazon ember neue helvetica arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003eAfter an introduction to TDD, you will learn the basics of ScalaTest, one of the most flexible and most popular testing tools around for Scala, by building your first fully test-driven application. Building on from that you will learn about the ScalaTest API and how to refactor code to produce high-quality applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.45em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: \" amazon ember neue helvetica arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003eWe'll teach you the concepts of BDD (Behavior-driven development) and you'll see how to add functional tests to the existing suite of tests. 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