Re:Is TDD Dead? (2014)
by karmelapple on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @04:15PM
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This nicely encapsulates what I was hoping to say, but didn't take the time to write out. Thank you!
> Maybe development of a proper test involves some test infrastructure work that's a larger undertaking than you have the opportunity for at the moment.
This is something I've encountered many times.
> Maybe you have a solid manual/QA testing system behind you, allowing you at least temporary assurance that your fix is valid.
I would hope most people are doing this anyway, especially when a big production bug has been found.
No team does everything perfectly all the time, and that's fine. The real question is what gets done about it afterward: is the technical debt that you've incurred paid down in a reasonable time frame?