How Programmers can boost up the learning process with a Test-Driven Approach?
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Published: 2019-07-31 06:16:38

A programmer faces endless issues while developing some system with new technology or language. It is always challenging when it comes to building an application from scratch and the programmer is new to the technology he is implementing. One thing that should be taken into consideration is that, at organizational levels, innovations are implemented, right after they are introduced. The tasks are asked to be done with strict deadlines under severe pressure. 

The very first thing that a programmer should take care of is the time. Never underestimate the time as it can result in reputational damage to an organization.
Now under such circumstances, how can a programmer help himself in coping with this?

With advancements in technology, an effective programmer must navigate his attention towards learning them. A programmer can boost himself towards learning new technology in order to compete with the organizational requirements. For this, a programmer must take a test-driven approach. The test-driven approach helps programmers in learning new innovative technologies faster, What programmer needs to do?

<b>Learn and Implement</b>

An effective programmer is the one who is aware of the fact that, until he won’t go into the details of some concepts he cannot step forward in implementing that concept in the software. <a href="https://medium.com/@emilydaniel3103/how-can-software-developers-boost-up-their-learning-process-6cf5572a1885">Learning and implementation</a> is a part of programmers' life, but it becomes challenging when there is a new technology with fewer footnotes and guidelines. Now, in this time where on one side, a programmer faces challenges, on the other side, he discovers new things, he gets to know how things work in a much better way.

This is a golden time for any programmer, especially when it is new, a programmer can contribute its services in the market of innovations. It requires a lot of time in understanding the concepts and flow of new technology, its algorithms, implementation, etc. But the one diving into it first gets to know deeper about how it all emerged, its applications and how can the creativity with the language can help the community take advantage.

Learning and implementation is the key step for any programmer to lead the way. Once you get to know about a certain concept, implement it immediately. This will help you grasp the concepts in a better manner and help you think about the use-cases of that technology which no one other can.

<b>How to learn with the Test-Driven Approach?</b>

Before going into the detail of ‘how can programmer improve learning process with the test-driven approach?’, it is important to know ‘what is a test-driven approach?’
A test-driven approach includes the refactoring factor while learning. The main steps in test-driven learning strategy are:

1. Grasp the concept 
2. Write a small piece of failing test for your code
3. Run a test on that code and try to fail it
4. Now write the code to pass the failing code
5. Refactor the piece of code
6. Again run the failing test on the code 
7. Continue step 6, until the code is error-free

This approach is helpful in learning new technology speedily. These steps help you understand the code written in a new language or writing a new algorithm in a much efficient way. This lasting understanding helps you work with your concepts creatively and boost up your productivity. 

Evaluate yourself, evaluate your skills. The best way of learning is to, first find out your mistakes and then correct them. This practice will not only make you a skillful programmer, but also an observer who passionately caters issues while entertaining the previously missing details. The purpose of fast learning is not only to increase productivity but also to efficiently use your skills and implement them in the project.