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A comment on Kent Beck: “I get paid for code that works, not for tests” (2013). Parent comment

Re:Kent Beck: “I get paid for code that works, not for tests... by tracker1 on Thursday December 08, 2016 @05:43PM (#13134995)
Most software development is not done, or meant to be done as an engineering discipline. It is far more often a craft. That said, it depends on the project, environment, company and legal requirements.
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Re:Kent Beck: “I get paid for code that works, not for tests... by mlashcorp on Thursday December 08, 2016 @06:07PM (#13135167)
For that, hire a programmer. Need a dependable architecture for mission critical software? You get the point ...
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Re:Kent Beck: “I get paid for code that works, not for tests... by tracker1 on Friday December 09, 2016 @02:43AM (#13137331)
Define mission critical? Can be down for a 15 minute update once a week? Most have transparent updates? Should be up most of the time? Must be up durring East coast business hours?

It still depends.

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