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CHAPTER 11
414 Chapter 11
Tools for your Software Development Toolbox
Software Development is all about developing
and delivering great software. In this chapter,
you learned how to debug like a pro. For a
complete list of tools in the book, see Appendix ii.
Development Techniques
Before you change a single line of code,
make sure it is controlled and buildable
When bugs hit code you don’t know, use a
spike test to estimate how long it will take
to fix them
Factor in your team’s confidence when
estimating the work remaining to fix bugs
Use tests to tell you when a bug is fixed
Here are some
of the key
techniques you
learned in this
chapter...
Development Principles
Be honest with your customer, especially
when the news is bad
Working software is your top priority
...and some of the
principles behind
those techniques.
Readable and understandable code comes a
close second
If you haven’t tested a piece of code,
assume that it doesn’t work
Fix functionality
Be proud of your code
All the code in your software, even the
bits you didn’t write, is your responsibility
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Before you change a
single line of code, take
ownership of it by adding it
into your build process and
putting it under source code
management.
Take responsibility for all
the code in your software.
If you see a problem, then
don’t cry “it’s someone else’s
code”; write a test, then fix
it.
Don’t assume a single line
of code works until there is
a test that proves it.
Working software comes
first; beautiful code is
second.
Use the pride test. If you’d
be happy for someone else
to read your code and rely
on your software, then it’s
probably in good shape.