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> The worse the developer, the more tests he'll write. This is obviously wrong. > Tests will be poorly written, pointless, and give an overall false sense of
by czardoz 9y ago
> The worse the developer, the more tests he'll write.
This is obviously wrong.
> Tests will be poorly written, pointless, and give an overall false sense of security to the next sap who breaths a sigh of relief when "nothing is broken". Of course, that house of cards will come down the first time something is in fact broken.
That's a generalization that does not apply everywhere.
- ksk 9y agoIt's rather apparent to me anyway, what the OP meant. If I see someone expending an enormous effort writing tests, I'd probably conclude the same, unless I had knowledge of their expertise, in which case, I'd respect their judgement. The OP meant to draw a line which in their mind, distinguishes an expert from a novice. I don't see why so many people are getting all bent out of shape for. >This is obviously wrong. What makes it obviously wrong? It seems to be a personal opinion. >That's a generalization that does not apply everywhere. Does a comment necessarily have to contain statements that apply to every single person in every single situation at every point in time? I think we'd have to delete pretty much all comments on this website then.