September's Bay Area TDD Course is Not Just for C# Developers

I'm holding a public Essential Test-Driven Development course at the end of September, through Agile Learning Labs. Chris Sims and I separated this one, and another in December, by programming language: September's is in C#, and December's is in Java.

I've held a number of "multilingual" public TDD courses in the past, and they tend to go very well for everyone. The languages are similar enough, and I always carry the coding samples for all the available course languages.*

The techniques, exercises, and tools are so similar that people can transition back and forth between Java and C# quite easily. Often lab partners will pair up with others using a different IDE or language, in order to get a taste for those environments. There may not be any better way to learn a language than to explore its capabilities using a lightweight testing framework and a Test-Driven approach.

Also, I've noticed repeatedly since first trying out TDD in 1998 that the selection of language or IDE is not the limiting constraint when using Test-Driven Development to build high-quality, high-value software.

So if you're a Java developer who would really rather take the September course, or a C# developer who prefers the December schedule, don't hesitate. You won't be slowing anyone down, and you won't be hindered by much. There's a chance you'll be spending part of the time pair-programming on an IDE that you're not familiar with, but you and your lab partner can switch IDEs on another exercise.

http://www.agilelearninglabs.com/workshops/tdd-in-csharp/
http://www.agilelearninglabs.com/workshops/tdd-in-java/

You can use discount code RobReferral at either course for an additional $300 off. I hope to see you there!

(* Essential Test-Driven Development can be provided in C++, C#, Java, or VisualBasic.Net. In the C++ and VB.Net TDD courses, I cover language-specific idioms and techniques. If you are primarily a C++ or VB.Net developer, let us know of your interest and we'll give you some options to attend a course in the programming language of your choice.)