Re:We don't write tests. There just isn't time for luxuries.
by davidw on Thursday October 04, 2007 @04:34AM
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So basically, if you decide to toss out your method or class or whatever, you now have twice the code (or whatever the Test/Code ratio is) to throw away.
That doesn't strike me as an optimal use of time.
On the other hand, once I'm pretty sure of what things should look like, yeah, test cases are invaluable in demonstrating that everything works like it should, that corner cases don't break things, and that any new bugs stay fixed. Especially if other people have to work with the code, and don't know it well, they can wade into it with confidence that they can be confident they won't break anything (or at least are less likely to).
That doesn't strike me as an optimal use of time.
On the other hand, once I'm pretty sure of what things should look like, yeah, test cases are invaluable in demonstrating that everything works like it should, that corner cases don't break things, and that any new bugs stay fixed. Especially if other people have to work with the code, and don't know it well, they can wade into it with confidence that they can be confident they won't break anything (or at least are less likely to).