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Re:Test-driven development: A great idea hiding behind a ter... by tjpnz on Sunday September 15, 2019 @06:44AM (#20976603)
>The experiences of beginners are as valid as anybody else's.

In certain situations they may be even more valid. But when it comes to software processes you really need to have lived and breathed them in order to mount a credible argument.

>It creates an unfriendly culture if people are told they can't talk about their frustrations and challenges without having x years of experience first.

Nobody is denying this person the right to talk about their frustrations.

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Re:Test-driven development: A great idea hiding behind a ter... by simonh on Sunday September 15, 2019 @06:59AM (#20976657)
>Nobody is denying this person the right to talk about their frustrations.

bjornsing's comment is implicitly highly critical of them doing so.

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Re:Test-driven development: A great idea hiding behind a ter... by kthejoker2 on Sunday September 15, 2019 @10:18AM (#20977307)
The headline title is beyond a "frustration", it reads like a universal assertion.

Something like "I dont like TDD" or "I struggle with TDD; here are my thoughts" would at least ground us in our expectations.

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