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Why would you say this article is merely an attention-getting ploy? Seemed pretty sincere to me. And if you can't take "curse words", I can recommend some filte
by sho 17y ago
Why would you say this article is merely an attention-getting ploy? Seemed pretty sincere to me. And if you can't take "curse words", I can recommend some filtering software.
- undees 17y agoIt certainly reads like a deliberately over-the-top rant, mixing in a little comic exaggeration as a spoonful of sugar to help the "TDD won't solve all your problems" medicine go down. Alas, it's difficult to tell if the strawmen being setting up (e.g., tests preclude estimation) are part of a serious argument or just more dramatic effect to help underscore the general point. I wish this post were separated into two articles, one of which discussed the genuine tradeoffs of TDD (such as the possibility of painting yourself into a corner), and the other of which contained all the spurious, unsupported assertions (tests cause scope creep, tests are blinders, etc.) One would make excellent discussion fodder, and the other, well, the Delete key is right over there.
- stuff4ben 17y agoSure he might have a sincere message in the end, but the way in which it is presented gives the impression that the guy is a 5 year old throwing a tantrum. It's not the curse words that bother me, it's the childishness and unprofessional way that he presents his arguments.