Final Exam: Programmer

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

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  Differentiate between test-driven development and test-first development
  

  describe the need for refactoring code and some best practices for refactoring
  

  describe the benefits of refactoring code
  

  describe how to manage the api lifecycle
  

  describe what creational design patterns are and their implementations
  

  describe the best practices when using reusable code patterns
  

  describe issues and mistakes when developing and using apis
  

  describe common public apis and web services that can be consumed
  

  describe mock frameworks and mock objects and how to incorporate them into test-driven development
  

  differentiate between test-driven development and acceptance test-driven development
  

  describe methods for performing bulk operations using api services
  

  describe the best practices for using user stories
  

  describe the solid design principles for software development
  

  demonstrate creating the singleton design pattern
  

  describe how to perform behavior driven development using cucumber
  

  describe methods for performing versioning for api services
  

  describe the difference between api documentation, specifications, and definitions
  

  describe api development frameworks and when to use each
  

  describe how to create reusable code using a multi-tier software architecture process
  

  describe api security best practices for rest and soap apis
  

  describe content negotiation and how it relates to api services
  

  describe methods for performing pagination with api services
  

  describe tools for performing software testing techniques
  

  describe what structural design patterns are and their implementations
  

  compare the security differences between rest and soap apis
  

  describe the purpose of user story mapping as it relates to agile development
  

  describe the behavior driven development process
  

  differentiate between test-driven development and test last development
  

  demonstrate how to implement a soap-based web service
  

  describe the process of using test-driven development for creating microservices
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  describe use cases and how they are used for modeling behavior
  

  describe the differences between stateless and stateful api services
  

  describe the test-first development process
  

  demonstrate how to implement a multi-tier software web application
  

  describe the test-driven development cycle
  

  describe test-driven development design patterns
  

  recognize the process of using test-driven development for creating microservices
  

  describe the best security practices for soap apis
  

  demonstrate the asp.net web api framework
  

  describe the benefits of using the microservice architecture
  

  describe how to create reusable code using a component-based development process
  

  describe where technical code debt comes from and how to manage it
  

  demonstrate how to create a use case diagram
  

  describe how refactoring relates to test-driven development
  

  describe agile user stories in agile software development
  

  demonstrate the single responsibility principle
  

  describe the importance of api in web development and moving to cloud-based web services
  

  describe what behavioral design patterns are and their implementations
  

  describe the different types of reusable code patterns
  

  describe using mock frameworks and mock objects and why they are important
  

  describe the best security practices for rest apis
  

  describe the importance of design patterns
  

  describe test-driven development best practices
  

  describe when code refactoring makes sense and when it does not
  

  describe the code refactoring methods of simplifying boolean expressions
  

  demonstrate the open/closed principle
  

  describe the benefits of behavior driven development for software development
  

  describe how to use test-driven development principles to develop apis
  

  compare the differences between apis and microservices
  

  describe how to use software refactoring techniques to solve architectural coding problems