Tests Are Overhyped

Re:Tests Are Overhyped by ultimoo on Monday April 15, 2013 @06:25PM (#5554847)

An ex-colleague of mine used to put it well in saying: "It's best to be pragmatic rather than dogmatic while testing and pair programming."

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Re:Tests Are Overhyped by machinagod on Monday April 15, 2013 @06:34PM (#5554886)

I think that can be easily generalized to: "It's best to be pragmatic rather than dogmatic."

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Re:Tests Are Overhyped by artsrc on Monday April 15, 2013 @07:59PM (#5555313)

It is pragmatic to be dogmatic in a context where there is a a temptation to cut corners which will result in non-obvious, severe negative consequences.

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Re:Tests Are Overhyped by contingencies on Monday April 15, 2013 @10:12PM (#5555762)

Ahh, but is it not dogmatic to assert a statement is always true for one class of situation? Accepting imperfection, are we not pragmatists? 道可道非常道 (The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao) 名可名非常名 (The name that can be named is not the eternal name.)

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