Part 1 A TDD primer

1 The big picture: 1.1 The challenge: solving the right problem right; 1.2 Solution: being test-driven; 1.3 Build it right: TDD; 1.4 Build the right thing: acceptance TDD; 1.5 Tools for test-driven development; 1.6 Summary
2 Beginning TDD: 2.1 From requirements to tests; 2.2 Choosing the first test; 2.3 Breadth-first, depth-first; 2.4 Let’s not forget to refactor; 2.5 Adding a bit of error handling; 2.6 Loose ends on the test list; 2.7 Summary
3 Refactoring in small steps: 3.1 Exploring a potential solution; 3.2 Changing design in a controlled manner; 3.3 Taking the new design further; 3.4 Summary
4 Concepts and patterns for TDD: 4.1 How to write tests and make them pass; 4.2 Essential testing concepts; 4.3 Closer look into test doubles; 4.4 Guidelines for testable designs; 4.5 Unit-testing patterns; 4.6 Working with legacy code; 4.7 Summary

Part 2 Applying TDD to specific technologies

5 Test-driving web components: 5.1 MVC in web applications in 60 seconds; 5.2 Taming the controller; 5.3 Creating the view test-first; 5.4 TDD with component-based web frameworks; 5.5 Summary
6 Test-driving data access: 6.1 Exploring the problem domain; 6.2 Driving data access with unit tests; 6.3 Writing integration tests before the code; 6.4 Integration tests in action; 6.5 Populating data for integration tests; 6.6 Should I drive with unit or integration tests?; 6.7 File-system access; 6.8 Summary
7 Test-driving the unpredictable: 7.1 Test-driving time-based functionality; 7.2 Test-driving multithreaded code; 7.3 Standard synchronization objects; 7.4 Summary
8 Test-driving Swing: 8.1 What to test in a Swing UI; 8.2 Patterns for testable UI code; 8.3 Tools for testing view components; 8.4 Test-driving a view component; 8.5 Summary

9 Acceptance TDD explained: 9.1 Introduction to user stories; 9.2 Acceptance tests; 9.3 Understanding the process; 9.4 Acceptance TDD as a team activity; 9.5 Benefits of acceptance TDD; 9.6 What are we testing, exactly?; 9.7 Brief overview of available tools; 9.8 Summary
10 Creating acceptance tests with Fit: 10.1 What’s Fit?; 10.2 Three built-in fixtures; 10.3 Beyond the built-ins with FitLibrary; 10.4 Executing Fit tests; 10.5 Summary
11 Strategies for implementing acceptance tests: 11.1 What should acceptance tests test?; 11.2 Implementation approaches; 11.3 Technology-specific considerations; 11.4 Tips for common problems; 11.5 Summary
12 Adopting TDD: 12.1 What it takes to adopt TDD; 12.2 Getting others aboard; 12.3 How to fight resistance; 12.4 How to facilitate adoption; 12.5 Summary