---
title: "TDD is Kanban for Code"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/tdd-is-kanban-for-code-eakumlrto
source_url: https://tidyfirst.substack.com/p/tdd-is-kanban-for-code?utm_source=%2Fbrowse%2Ftechnology&utm_medium=reader2
type: article
source: "Substack"
published: 2023-12-03T01:12:21.067Z
updated: 2023-12-03T01:12:18.892Z
tags: ["agile", "productivity", "tdd"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 18
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# TDD is Kanban for Code

**[Substack](https://daily.dev/sources/substack)** · 4 min read · 18 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Test-driven development (TDD) can be considered as kanban for code, where the tests serve as kanban cards requesting changes in the behavior and options of the system. TDD improves feedback for developers and ensures that the changes made to the logic and structure of the system do not introduce collateral damage.

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Tags: [#agile](https://daily.dev/tags/agile), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#tdd](https://daily.dev/tags/tdd)

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