Test First Saves the World
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Claims that test-first development yields 10,000x faster iteration get backed by concrete tooling and outcomes: an emissions tester bought before any CAD, an Arduino Uno rig that runs fuel-economy simulations in seven minutes, and a composite body built in three days for $800. Results include a car built for XPrize in three months that tied 10th, corporate pilots showing 7.2x velocity gains and many organizations doubling output in two months, plus an open-source <$100 microhouse prototype.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Test-first hardware practices
- 2:37Starting the XPrize with test-driven development
- 4:22Car prototype in 3 months
- 7:13Agile hardware training
- 8:16Extreme aerospace manufacturing
- 10:46Saab Gripen vs F-35
- 11:51Lockheed car challenge
- 13:40John Deere 7.2x velocity
- 16:35Employee happiness with agile
- 18:44Agile on factory floors
- 20:08TomTom one-week deployment
- 21:13Agile for European economy
- 23:02TDD in biotech and 3D printing
- 24:53Banks invest in scrum ROI
- 26:21Scrum in education
- 28:47How test-first saves the world
- 31:19Micro-houses for homelessness
- 33:54Summary and call to action
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