---
title: "GitHub for Beginners: Test-driven development (TDD) with GitHub Copilot"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/github-for-beginners-test-driven-development-tdd-with-github-copilot-ttosragug
source_url: https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/github-for-beginners-test-driven-development-tdd-with-github-copilot/
type: article
source: "GitHub Blog"
published: 2025-05-26T13:01:41.835Z
updated: 2025-05-26T13:01:56.543Z
tags: ["ai", "testing", "github", "tdd"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 44
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# GitHub for Beginners: Test-driven development (TDD) with GitHub Copilot

**[GitHub Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ghblog)** · 7 min read · 44 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

This post explores the use of GitHub Copilot for test-driven development (TDD), providing an overview of testing types and explaining how Copilot can automate unit test creation. It introduces the concept of TDD with a focus on the 'red, green, refactor' method, demonstrating how Copilot aids each step of the process. The post offers practical prompts for using Copilot and emphasizes best practices for writing unit tests.

## Full article

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