comparison between DSDM and XP testing

This article will compare and contrast DSDM and XP software testing.

DSDM

Principles (J Stapleton, DSDM business focused development, 2nd ed. 2003): 4. Fitness for business purpose is the essential criterion for acceptance of deliverables. 8. Testing is integrated throughout the lifecycle.

• Unit tests are prioritised in accordance with Risk Based Testing.
• Testing is done at the end of each phase/iteration. (see: DSDM lifecycle)

XP

• Fully integrated testing.
• Continuous integration.
• Write test first, code to pass the test.

• Extreme programming achieves 100% code coverage through coding only to pass the tests.

Simmilarities

In both frameworks:

• Tests are repeatable.
• Customer validation is the key