> "Trying to improve software quality by increasing the amount of testing is like try[ing] to lose weight by weighing yourself more often." Giving the benefit

> "Trying to improve software quality by increasing the amount of testing is like try[ing] to lose weight by weighing yourself more often." Giving the benefit of the doubt that this quote is in fact an accurate metaphor – to begin with this quote is to begin with the assumption that TDD's single motivation is improving software quality. TDD is a fantastic practice for ensuring conformity to a specification; which one might describe as software's correctness. A more objective metric than "quality".