Davide Fucci
ABSTRACT
Test-driven development (TDD) has been the subject of several software engineering experiments. However the controversial results about its effects still need to be contextualized. This doctoral research will show how TDD could be better assessed by studying to what extent developers follow its cycle and for what kind of development tasks. This knowledge is foreseen to be beneficial for software industries willing to adopt or adapt TDD.
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