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Is there solid evidence to back up some of the assertions that have been made about testing? It feels like an area where lots of people have opinions, and ther
by methodover 9y ago
Is there solid evidence to back up some of the assertions that have been made about testing?
It feels like an area where lots of people have opinions, and there are not much in the way of facts.
- p0nce 9y agoThere are very serious books about software quality with actual data, but it's much easier to tell each other anecdotic experiences on the internet - in a weird mix of bragging and strawmen arguments. That's how our field is stagnating.
- alien_at_work 9y agoMicrosoft put out a study where they had done TDD or at least extensive unit testing. I don't recall the numbers but development time took longer and there were a lot less bugs. Which is what I would have expected.