"The unique thing about Fit for Developing Software is the way it addresses the interface between customers/testers/analysts and programmers. All will find something in the book about how others wish to be effectively communicated with. A Fit book for programmers wouldn't make sense because the goal is to create a language for business-oriented team members. A Fit book just for businesspeople wouldn't make sense because the programmers have to be involved in creating that language. The result is a book that should appeal to a wide range of people whose shared goal is improving team communications."
--Kent Beck, Three Rivers Institute
"Even with the best approaches, there always seemed to be a gap between the software that was written and the software the user wanted. With Fit we can finally close the loop. This is an important piece in the agile development puzzle."
--Dave Thomas, coauthor of The Pragmatic Programmer
"Ward and Rick do a great job in eschewing the typical, overly complicated technology trap by presenting a simple, user-oriented, and very usable technology that holds fast to the agile principles needed for success in this new millennium."
--Andy Hunt, coauthor of The Pragmatic Programmer
Table of Contents
Foreword.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
About the Authors.
1. Introduction.
The Need for Fit
The Value of Fit Tables
Fit and Business Roles
Organization of the Book
The Book's Use of Color
I. INTRODUCING FIT TABLES.
2. Communicating with Tables.
Fit Tables
Tables for Communicating
Tables for Testing
Tables, Fixtures, and a System Under Test
Reading Fit Tables
3. Testing Calculations with ColumnFixture Tables.
Calculating Discount
Reports: Traffic Lights
Calculating Credit
Selecting a Phone Number
Summary
Exercises
4. Testing Business Processes with ActionFixture Tables.
Buying Items
Actions on a Chat Server
Summary
Exercises
5. Testing Lists with RowFixture Tables.
Testing Lists Whose Order Is Unimportant
Testing Lists Whose Order Is Important
Summary
Exercises
6. Testing with Sequences of Tables.
Chat Room Changes
Discount Group Changes
Summary
Exercises
7. Creating Tables and Running Fit.
Using Spreadsheets for Tests
Organizing Tests in Test Suites
Using HTML for Tests
Summary
Exercises
8. Using FitNesse.
Introduction
Getting Started
Organizing Tests with Subwikis
Test Suites
Ranges of Values
Other Features
Summary
Exercises
9. Expecting Errors.
Expected Errors with Calculations
Expected Errors with Actions
Summary
10. FitLibrary Tables.
Flow-Style Actions with DoFixture
Expected Errors with DoFixture
Actions on Domain Objects with DoFixture
Setup
CalculateFixture Tables
Ordered List Tables
Testing Parts of a List
Summary
Exercises
11. A Variety of Tables.
Business Forms
Testing Associations
Two-Dimensional Images
Summary
Exercises
II. DEVELOPING TABLES FOR RENTAPARTYSOFTWARE.
12. Introducing Fit at RentAPartySoftware.
RentAPartySoftware
Development Issues
An Initial Plan
The Cast
The Rest of This Part
Summary
Exercises
13. Getting Started: Emily and Don's First Table.
Introduction
Choosing Where to Start
The Business Rule
Starting Simple
Adding the Grace Period
Adding High-Demand Items
Reports
Seth's Return
Summary
Exercises
14. Testing a Business Process: Cash Rentals.
Introduction
Cash Rentals
Split and Restructure
Which Client
Summary
Exercises
15. Tests Involving the Date and Time.
Introduction
Charging a Deposit
Dates
Business Transactions
Sad Paths
Reports
Summary
Exercises
16. Transforming Workflow Tests into Calculation Tests.
Introduction
Testing Calculations Instead
Using Durations
Reports
Summary
Exercises
17. Story Test-Driven Development with Fit.
Introduction
The Stories
The First Storytests
The Planning Game
Adding to the Storytests
Progress During the Iteration
Exploratory Testing at Iteration End
Summary
Exercises
18. Designing and Refactoring Tests to Communicate Ideas.
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