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This is all pretty obvious

• sverhagen 2y ago
  And yet, people focus endlessly on unit tests, pyramid in hand, saying things like: they're the best kind of test, or at least better than integration tests. It needs some maturity to articulate the nuances. And while I've tried, I think SMURF may be a good aid in that. While I've moved away from the religious focus on unit tests, long ago, I appreciate learning about SMURF today.
  • grahamj 2y ago
    That's fair. It's easy to get philosophical about such things so something you can point to that's more based on metrics can help a discussion be more objective. otoh countering opinion with fact doesn't always work well - it might just turn into quibbling over where on each axis different test types' strengths lie ;)
    • sverhagen 2y ago
      I think that a lot of folks have never heard anything else but the testing pyramid, repeated over and over. I find them often very open to other ideas, in my case I've previously heard about the "testing trophy", and found willing audiences.