TDD/Refactoring literature

While reading Desenvolvimento Agil Limpo I became interested in a deep dive in refactoring. It requires a strong knowledge about TDD.

In this note I'm trying to list some fundamental books about these topics.

online courses

• my very first contact was with ruby minitest cheatsheet
• then I went to RSpec - udemy
• and got some interesting insights from upcase's Fundamentals of TDD.
• Rails Testing Exercises (upcase): https://thoughtbot.com/upcase/rails-testing-exercises

must read

• Test-Drive Development: By Example - Kent Beck (iff: B393t / 005.14)
• Understanding the Four Rules of Simple Design - Corey Haines - link
• Clean Code - Robert Martin
• Refatoração: Aperfeiçoando o Design de Códigos Existentes - Martin Fowler
• Trabalho Eficaz com Código Legado - Michael Feathers
• eXtreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change - Kent Beck (iff: B393p / 005.1)

further reading

• Clean Craftsmanship: Disciplines, Standards, and Ethics - Robert Martin - (in the comments someone says it shows good TDD practices)
• Five Lines of Code: How and when to refactor - Christian Clausen
• Effective Software Testing: A Developer's Guide - Maricio Aniche (just because it's from Aniche)
• Beyond Legacy Code: Nine Practices to Extend the Life (and Value) of Your Software - David Scott Bernstein
• Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests - Steve Freeman, Nat Pryce
• books from Emily Bache, about Coding Dojos / Code Katas
• https://www.manning.com/books/the-mikado-method