Mock Objects

We've had a couple of inquiries about whether we will be running our training course publicly. We hadn't planned to, but perhaps we should. We propose to run a two-day course priced at £1100 if booked less than 4 weeks ahead of the teach date, with a discount to £800 if booked earlier (plus UK VAT). The most obvious location is London (UK).

If you think you might be interested (no commitment implied), please drop us an email at public.course@mockobjects.com with this information:

Name: 
London is acceptable:
Preferred other location:
Preferred month for teach date:
Possible number of attendees:
Coding experience (years): 
TDD experience (years):
Contact email:
Contact phone:

We'll see if we can work something out

In case you're feeling nervous, whatever details we receive will be used only by us just to coordinate a course. We won't hassle you or pass them on to anyone else.

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Steve Freeman at 15:43  permalink 0 comments links to this post

Nat, Romilly Cocking, and I are now open for business for training. We have a course on Test-Driven Development that reflects nearly a decade of experience writing tests first (that's 30 years in parallel). We also have significant experience in training, Romilly has a couple of decades on his own, and Nat and I have taught commercially and at two of the top CS departments in the country.

The course teaches the practice of Test-Driven Development, based on a solid understanding of Object-Oriented design, and with a strong emphasis on making tests expressive and maintainable. We also make a point of exploring how unit tests can be used to drive the design of the code, not just protect it.

The content is modular, so we can adjust it to match the needs of the participants. The full-length course is three busy days, and we've taught versions that are a half-day and whole-day long.

We teach the course using jUnit4, Hamcrest, and (of course) jMock2. Talk to us if you want something different.

For more information, contact us at: training@mockobjects.com

Here's what some attendees liked about the course:

“The practical exposure to a better way of testing”

“Practical lab work, real-world concrete examples, Expert lecturers!”

“Chance to make mistakes and learn. Exposure to new technology.”

“A very good whole picture view of TDD and mocks”

“Interaction and explanation of course materials particularly through the exercises.”

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