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CodeProject Introduction In part 1 of this mini-series, we will develop a trivial business logic layer from scratch with a TDD approach with the goal of achieving the following: Better code quality through Red, Green, Refactor Documentation that grows as we develop and remains up to date Automatic regression test harness This will primarily involve creating unit tests first , having them fail , making them pass and then refactoring the code to be of better quality and then re-running the tests. When using tools such as resharper  to aid in refactoring code , having the tests in place right from the beginning really gives you peace of mind that you haven't broken anything. It also helps the thought processes while designing and developing an application or feature to be more targeted. We will further develop the application in part 2 to add an MVC4 web client and continue the TDD story...  Some Background Test First  or Test Driven development is a valuabl

A few years ago, mobile web sites were more of an after-thought for many developers unless you were involved in developing apps specifically targeted for mobile devices. I was surprised to read on wiki that it was only March 2010 when Apple began taking pre-orders for the iPad. What a different landscape we have seen since. Desktops, Tablet and Mobile support are now a major design goal for any site that needs a broad reach and this is only set to increase.   This article will demonstrate how MVC4 , almost out of the box allows us to deliver views that cater for specific mobile devices and keep the code base shared as much as possible, creating mobile friendly web applications. Read complete article... Also checkout some other musings via my blazor.net and azure blog here  carlrandall.net At Assemblysoft we specialise in  Custom Software Development  tailored to your requirements. We have experience creating Booking solutions, as we did for HappyCamperVan Hire. You can read m