Re:An External Replication on the Effects of Test-driven Dev...
by lomnakkus on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @04:15AM
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> By writing tests early, you make sure the code you are testing is testable and your knowledge about the code is fresh.
IME you also end up writing tests which are far too tied to the implementation. (With the resulting churn that that implies when the implementation changes.)
You get far more mileage from QuickCheck-type tests IME. Granted, not everything is very amenable to testing using QC-type tests, but a lot of stuff is.
IME you also end up writing tests which are far too tied to the implementation. (With the resulting churn that that implies when the implementation changes.)
You get far more mileage from QuickCheck-type tests IME. Granted, not everything is very amenable to testing using QC-type tests, but a lot of stuff is.