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Test-Driven DevelopmentBy Example Kent Beck. 2003. Addison-Wesley (http://www.awprofessional.com). 220 pages. ISBN: 0-321-14653-0.
CSQE Body of Knowledge area: Verification and Validation
I suspect that Kent Beck presumes that anyone looking at one of his books fits the category of Java or object-oriented (00) developer, or extreme programming (XP) devotee. Beck takes what I consider to be too much editorial license based on his reader's background. He seems to presume that the jargon of Java and XP are common enough as to not need explanation. I know what GUI means, but he never told me what IDE or API stands for. If I were one of his followers, I likely would not have to be told.
I'd like the book to include a bibliography. The few citations he gives are footnotes in...