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Developers are too polarized about tests. I wish more projects had just enough tests. Tests can be a nice entry path for new developers trying to understand ho
by antoineMoPa 6y ago
Developers are too polarized about tests. I wish more projects had just enough tests.
Tests can be a nice entry path for new developers trying to understand how to use the code. Tests be useful when solving tricky bugs. Also, it can be useful to make sure parsers and financial stuff work as expected under different scenarios. On the other hand, too much testing means you are wasting precious time not adding value.
- ibejoeb 6y agoRight, but the discussion is whether or not creating a test is the essential starting point for all development. It's important to not conflate testing with TDD. I don't think testing is polarizing. TDD, though, certainly has its advocates and detractors. Plenty of others have noted the consultancy influence on the matter, so I'll skip that and just say that I've encountered this phenomenon several times. When the consultant or new VPE or DirE or whatever comes in and says it's TDD time, and when there is dissent, you see this "So you're against testing?" play. That's not useful.
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoDevelopers are too polarized about tests. Developers are too polarized about everything.