Slow Down to Go Fast
Using Test-Driven Development for embedded software has its challenges. Some of those challenges will be unique to your development efforts. In spite of the challenges, putting TDD to work in the embedded environment is worth the effort.
As hardware and requirements evolve, existing functionality usually needs to be preserved. The next product’s specification usually starts with “The product does everything the current product does plus….” The automated tests produced through TDD are a safety net, detecting unwanted changes to production code behavior during product evolution.
TDD helps you go faster. It may feel like TDD slows you down as you change from the developer’s juggling act that many of us have found ourselves ...
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