I can't believe I came across this post. I have been fascinated by a podcast interview with Kent Beck, the creator of TDD. I've been listening to it for two day

I can't believe I came across this post. I have been fascinated by a podcast interview with Kent Beck, the creator of TDD. I've been listening to it for two days. The interviewer asks Kent Beck: Is there a time in a start up's life where TDD is inappropriate? Kent Beck responds: Yes. There is a time when you are trying to generate a lot of ideas. You need to think of a lot of ideas so that you can find a good one. In order to do that, you have to work fast- many of the things you build, just won't work out. (Or rather, you lose interest in them) During this phase of a project TDD can slow you down. Those are his words, not mine. Although… keep listening. Kent has quite a bit more to say on the topic. Find it here (scroll down to the link for "Show #74"). http://startuppodcast.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/show-74-kent-beck-on-lean-startups-tdd-and-startups/ http://startuppodcast.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/show-74-kent-... Or, subscribe to the show here: http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-startup-success-podcast/id293268482 http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-startup-success-podcast/... Look for episode 74.