moai-workflow-tdd

Test-driven development (TDD) is a test-first software development approach that uses the red-green-refactor cycle. You write a failing test, implement code to make it pass, then refactor the software for improved quality and maintainability.

Start test-first development by writing a failing test for the core behavior of a new feature. This defines a clear behavioral specification before writing implementation code, ensuring robust test coverage from the ground up.

This TDD workflow supports integration with various testing frameworks and quality assurance tools. It guides the test-first development process without locking you into a specific testing environment or platform.

The best way to ensure software quality is applying test-driven development. By automating the TDD process, you build features with robust test coverage and clear behavioral specifications from the ground up.

A test-first development approach may not suit exploratory prototyping where core behaviors are undefined. TDD requires a clear behavioral specification to write failing tests before implementation begins.