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You're moving the goalposts. I didn't say anything (and I'm pretty sure I never have said) about TDD being a moral imperative. Nor did I say it was necessary fo
by jdlshore 14y ago
You're moving the goalposts. I didn't say anything (and I'm pretty sure I never have said) about TDD being a moral imperative. Nor did I say it was necessary for success, nor sufficient.
I said "It's reasonable for a job to require TDD... because the TDD workflow results in a qualitatively different code base." I chose an artificial example of how workflows change code to make the point obvious, but the real-world effect of TDD is night-and-day obvious in my experience.
I value that difference to the point where TDD skill is a core part of my hiring decisions. I'm okay with you making different choices.
- thomasmeeks 14y agoWell, sure, I'm not sure I really care about what particular employers require of their employees. I think it is silly, but I doubt you care much about what I think, either. It was a minor point to me (not to you), which is why we've diverged I think. My moral imperative comment is toward the overall topic, not you.