Show #67 | 6/14/2004 (100 minutes)
John Alexander and Barry Gervin on Unit Testing
John and Barry talk with us about Test-Driven Development, Unit Testing, and other aspects of Extreme Programming that are being used today. We had given lip service to unit testing in past shows, but John and Barry were able to explain the benefits as well as the how-to of test-driven development
 Author John Alexander is a recognized Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), and has served as the Microsoft Regional Director for the Kansas City Region for the last five years. As the .NET Practice Manager at Vision Data Solutions, an industry leader in developing enterprise solutions, John is experienced in the delivery of scalable, stable, and open enterprise-level .NET Web applications. In addition, John has written Microsoft Official Curriculum, and speaks at industry conferences such as VBITS(Visual Basic Insiders Technical Conference), VB Connections, and Developer Days.
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 Barry Gervin is a Principal Consultant with ObjectSharp Consulting. Barry, a technical leader with over 15 years experience, has helped many development teams architect and build large-scale mission critical applications. Barry is skilled in the Architecture and Development of Distributed Applications and Databases. Some of his notable recent work is aimed at establishing best practices for .NET development. He has been deeply involved with Microsoft's .NET platform and is a convert from the PowerBuilder development community. In addition to consulting, Barry has been a Software Development Instructor for over 10 years and currently holds a MS Certified Trainer designation in addition to .NET MS Certified Solution Developer and MS Solution Framework Practitioner designations.
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