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Hi Jonathan,  
what role if any does Test-Driven Development have in relation to Automated testing ?

Thanks,
Mark
 
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Well you'll just have to read the book and find out now won'tcha!

But here are a few thoughts off the top of my head.

I don't really see TDD as an automation technique.
I see it more as a tool to pull out when I want to design an API.
Hmm that's not quite right either, because doing TDD doesn't guarantee you that either.
I guess I like TDD because it helps me think. Just pretend the code you want is already there!

Then once I get over that hump, I am usually in a better place.
With a suite of automated tests backing me up.

I don't use it all the time. Sometimes I just need to figure out first how things work.
But when it does help, it can help a lot. And I am usually in a better place for it.

But thanks for asking. Made me think.
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