We’ll talk about the reasons why TDD is not as common in the database world as it is in Object languages, and present solutions and best practices for test-driven database development. We look at database testing from two aspects: unit-testing in the database (stored procedures, views) and integration testing from the OO service/web layer down to the database. We’ll also talk about DbFit and how that tool helps us build better database applications and integrate better with the databases.

For an early preview of the talk, come to Skills Matter in London on June 26th. I’ll be doing one of those free evening talks focused on a lot of the same topics as the Agile2008 talk.