To TDD or not to TDD

Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering

That is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous test coverage, or to take arms against a sea of bugs…

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Featuring:

• Bill Kennedy – Twitter, GitHub, Website
• Chris James – Twitter, GitHub
• Natalie Pistunovich – Twitter, GitHub
• Mat Ryer – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website

Show Notes:

• The tweet that started it all
• 📘 Learn Go with Tests
• The Test Pyramid
• Internet Protocol Suite
• 🐘 techhub.social

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!