Re:When TDD Fails
by wnight on Sunday October 02, 2011 @07:46PM
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> If TDD is your "process" at work, then you are being forced to write your tests first.
Not necessarily. Usually you're only required to write a test before you start working on a specific feature. If you just want to research something I've never seen anyone who'd get in the way of you pulling up a REPL.
But even so, saying you're forced to is like saying your company forces you to check your work into a VCS before they'll give you credit for having written it. Or forces you to fix bugs/add features from a list instead of just ad-hoc.
Not necessarily. Usually you're only required to write a test before you start working on a specific feature. If you just want to research something I've never seen anyone who'd get in the way of you pulling up a REPL.
But even so, saying you're forced to is like saying your company forces you to check your work into a VCS before they'll give you credit for having written it. Or forces you to fix bugs/add features from a list instead of just ad-hoc.