❓HOW TO HIRE ME
https://support.codementor.io/article/xdp8e101cy-how-can-i-schedule-a-session-with-a-mentor

Note: If you're not able to see a button to hire me, send me a chat and I'll help.

👾 ABOUT ME

Hello! I'm here to mentor you! Code is not always easy. Lets pair and learn! When you pair with me I will be a patient mentor, friendly, and not here to judge.

Yes I can help you with React TDD! Yes I can help you with building Node Web API TDD!

I have over 20 years experience coding.
Over 9 years of practicing disciplined TDD on React, Node, JavaScript, C#, Java
I've coached teams on it as well.

I enjoy mentoring and sharing my knowledge with others and would love to help you learn JS, React, Node and TDD!

While I do TDD, I don't mind helping you add tests after as well to get your feet wet in terms of just general unit tests. So don't be afraid to ask me for any type of unit testing help.

I've coached teams at Ford and several other companies on Extreme Programming which includes Test Driven Development, Clean Code, Domain Driven Development, etc.

⭐️ ⭐️ MAIN SERVICES ⭐️⭐️

• I can teach you Test Driven Development
• I can help you refactor your codebase
• I can teach you about how to apply Clean Code on your codebase
• I can help you unstrangle that messy codebase and get some tests around it

Note: I will not help with Cypress, it's garbage. I can actually help you learn how to test better, Cypress is actually not the best route to go and I'll teach you why. I can help you with React Testing Library and writing lower level unit tests and other types of integration tests. I can help you with test doubles as well.

💼 WHERE I WORK

I currently work for Industrial Logic. A group of legendary coaches and coders who teach Agility and Extreme Programming. Many of these folks were part of the original Extreme Programming movement back in early 2000s.

Check them out here: https://www.industriallogic.com

💥 MY SITES

My Main Site: WeDoTDD.com (I've coded this all with TDD, React, etc)

Also run TDD TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiRBjSlxIlt5URzgHSGhHQA
Also run Dimecasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSpCNq22KHTKv736UcCkuKw

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveschinkel
https://twitter.com/DaveSchinkel
https://twitter.com/WeDoTDD
https://twitter.com/DimeCastsDotNet

Test After Does Not Work. It’s backwards

It's to the point but it's true. Don’t believe me? Try it. Most teams have only to dream
of a day that they can benefit from tests... but they try as hard as they can to make test after work..they insist on going that route and they usually always fail with that approach. There are very good reasons why this will not work. I will explain this to you as I mentor.

You'll forever be trying to catch up and when you try, you'll find you can't test your app because you had no design pressure to keep things small an decoupled and you'll say "Oh now I have to refactor to test, for get it".

TDD is the opposite; you don't end up in this predicament. But more important than code coverage is that It guides you and puts design pressure on your code as you code. It aids you and it's a workflow that gives you confidence every step of the way.

💰 Pricing

What I have set per my rate is where it will stay. I don't negotiate the set rate anymore. My expertise in TDD especially in ReactJS and Node is rare and took a lot of years to develop.

I do a couple things to help you out:

15 min free session starting out. I also will reach out to you via chat to gather some initial information on what you're needing help on to help prep for the session.

🌟 See an example of one of my sessions

Want to know what it's like to be mentored by me? Check out this small segment of a 1 hour mentoring session I did with someone who wanted advice on how to improve their tests, how to refactor some of their code to make it testable, etc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4v045UDUAg

👤 Are you one of these people?:

• new to unit testing?
• a seasoned unit tester who still needs help?
• looking to learn ATDD/TDD (Test Driven Development)?
• wish to learn how to take a story and use that as a basis to test drive a feature?
• want to learn clean code practices?
• want to learn how to refactor tests and production code?
• need help learning how to test drive React and JS
• need help learning how to TDD a backend Node web service via test driven development?

I've been doing all of these for quite a long time now.

🤝 Expectations

We will treat each other with respect and patience.

I'm not here to waste my time for cheapskates looking for quick ways to hack tests. I'm looking for serious developers who want to LEARN how to do TDD the right way. I'm not here to guarantee I'll help you quickly knock out some code. I'm here to help you up your game by learning some really powerful skills such as Clean Code, TDD, and more. But...don't come to me if you're expecting me to do all your homework or knock out all your code fast and then bitch if I don't.

I require that when we pair together the entire time I coach you, that it's via Test Driven Development. That means writing test first, before implementation always. It's a workflow that I do not defer from.

📚 How I work with you as a mentor

I like to chat initially for a few minutes in Codementor's IM to see if what you're working on or looking to do and the toolset you're using is something I can help you with. I want to first get a feel for where you are at in your journey to learn TDD. Completely new? Beginner? Intermediate? I know the right questions to ask to gauge that which helps me gauge how I think we should start off in our mentor/mentee pairing sessions. I tailor it based on where you are at.

Once we determine we want to move forward,, then I have you pick a time on my schedule. Sometimes I need to add slots to my schedule so if there are none, just ask me to do so.

I ask that if you contact me for ReactJS or Node TDD, that you:

• already have the code up on github so you can add me as a collaborator so I can pull down the code. So If it's a private repo I needed to be added to it. There will be no passing code through emails back and fourth...that doesn't even make sense.

Schedule a time with me today!