Craft 2025 - Kent Beck
Kent Beck
Principal at The Critical Hire
Talks
The Forest & The Desert Are Parallel Universes
Topics:
agile development
empirical development
leadership
software development
Level: General
In schedule:
Main stage
May 29, 09:40 - 10:40 CET

So close and yet so far. We see similar behaviors in The Forest & The Desert, but with opposite meanings. Similar words but opposite meanings. Superficially similar goals but working out at completely different scales.What is The Forest? What is The Desert? Why are they so different, despite the similarities? And how can we get from crumbs to cake and stay there?...

ESSENTIALS - Canon Test-Driven Development
Topics:
ESSENTIALS*
tdd
Level: Beginner
In schedule:
Purple stage
May 30, 10:30 - 11:15 CET

Essentials* is Craft's new track for developers who want to grow strong foundations. Whether you're just starting out or filling key gaps, these inspiring talks from top speakers will help you level up and love the journey.We will discuss the absolute bare-bones essential version of Test-Driven Development. Folks complain TDD doesn't work, then describe a process that's not TDD. I don't mind criti...