Rewiring Your Brain - Boost Productivity with Test Driven Thinking in C++
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Argues that test-driven thinking saves time, sharpens focus and can be fun by using psychology (habit loops, dopamine triggers, externalizing thought) plus practical C++ TDD with Catch2 to implement a left pad in C++. Implements the feature in five tests, catches a mistaken string-constructor argument, refactors to simpler code, and claims strict TDD yields near-100% line coverage while producing faster, less rework-prone development via the red→green→refactor cycle.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:03Why write tests
- 10:29Benefits of test driven development
- 12:33Brain as association machine
- 14:43TDD cycle
- 21:27Live coding left pad
- 37:45Habits with TDD
- 45:21Dopamine and productivity
- 51:00Externalizing brain with TDD
- 57:22TDD speeds up dev
- 1:00:37Conclusion
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