Some time ago I was working through ‘Test-Driven Development with Python’ by Harry Percival with the intention of writing up how I got on as I went. As often happens, work and life got in the way of writing, so sometime later I am recommencing my quest.
After having created a failing first minimum viable functional test for a to-do list in Test Driven Development - Meeting the Testing Goat the next step is to create a Django app and to start on unit tests.
The aim of this project was to expand my understanding of how databases work by creating and updating a very simple database.
Up until now my work has mainly involved bug fixes for a web application and database and I have had enough of an understanding of databases to get by. However, I am currently attempting to re-write some of the code and this has meant getting to know databases a lot better.
As part of my job I implement features and fix bugs for a web application involving a session booking system (that I find very confusing!) with various login access levels and specifications.
As many programmers will have found before me, projects quickly become warrens. Fixing one thing illuminates further issues and breaks other parts of the code. Before you know it you are in a complicated web of despair. It quickly became clear how important test-driven development (TDD) is, especially as projects grow and become more complex as my one has.
At the beginning of June we set off in our van for a multi week adventure of UK climbing and beautiful scenery.
The only real commitment I had on the trip was the Alpine Club UK Introductory meet in the Lake District the first weekend we were away. On the Friday of the meet we drove up from the Peak District where we had been climbing and headed towards the George Starkey hut in Patterdale.