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Re:Is the development of automated tests a waste of time for... by richcollins on Wednesday June 13, 2007 @08:16PM (#27939)
In what context does it cut development time?
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Re:Is the development of automated tests a waste of time for... by cwilbur on Thursday June 14, 2007 @10:25AM (#28083)
If you only count the initial development time as "development," writing tests will increase your development time. If you take a longer view, and consider maintenance and later development, having a good test suite makes it easier to find bugs and makes it possible to add features and improve code with confidence that you aren't breaking code that relies on your test suite.
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