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Not in itself, no. I'd be happy to have a PhD writing unit tests for me, but if they're overqualified for that (which I think is the assumption we're making) I'
by mattst88 12y ago
Not in itself, no. I'd be happy to have a PhD writing unit tests for me, but if they're overqualified for that (which I think is the assumption we're making) I'd probably rather have them working on a harder problem.
I think the point is that it's not an efficient use of their skills.
- ElDiablo666 12y agoWhich is why it wouldn't happen. Interns and entry level grads are doing testing; they hire PhDs specifically for doing the kind of research they were doing at university. But the original comment wasn't serious anyway, just making a point.
- sjg007 12y agoMost PhDs write terrible unit tests or don't test at all.