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It always annoys me when people talk about test automation (TDD, unit testing, whatever) in the context of "finding bugs". Test automation is about preventing
by MartinCron 16y ago
It always annoys me when people talk about test automation (TDD, unit testing, whatever) in the context of "finding bugs".
Test automation is about preventing bugs.
- cjohansen 16y agoTest automation is about preventing bugs, sure. And TDD is about software design. I don't disagree. However, unit testing is also a nice way to find bugs. In any case, "trapping" a bug like I did in this article is often an effective way of introducing newcomers to what a unit test is.
- MartinCron 16y agoIt was a good article. And using automated tests to trap and isolate problems is an important technique. I didn't mean my nit-picking to come across as harsh and dismissive. I just get hung up on people talking about writing tests to find bugs, because if that's all it is about, manual testing is generally faster in the short-run.