Chapter 4 – Test Techniques
Classicist TDD (Detroit School) – ISTQB Definition
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Official ISTQB Definition
A style of test-driven development that prefers real collaborators over mocks and grows the design bottom-up.
In simple words
Start small with real objects and no mocks — grow outward.
Exam tip
Contrast with outside-in / London-school TDD.
Related terms
- Test-Driven DevelopmentRed-green-refactor: write a failing test, make it pass with the simplest code, then clean up.
- Outside-In TDD (London School)Start with a big user-level test, then mock your way down to units.
- Unit TestingSame as component testing: developers verify one small piece of code at a time with fast, automated tests.
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