On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:59:54 -0400, Steve Berczuk
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> On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:18:39 -0400, Russell Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > So should we really be speaking of Assertion-Driven Development rather
> > than Test-Driven Development? It would certainly eliminate the need to
> > warn that it is not about testing.
>
> While I understand your point, I think that referring to ADD is a bad
> idea. ADD implies to me assertions in the code (not in test code).
If it triggers the incorrect associations, it is not the best name.
> Anyway testing IS part of development. Using a different word just
> hides the underlying problem.
>
> Why are the developers against testing? (I can guess at some of the
> common reasons, but I'd like to know what this team is thinking)
They seem to be against writing and *maintaining* tests. Developers
have always written some kinds of tests for themselves, but never had
to worry about maintaining a test suite. My suspicion is that they see
test suites as explicitly the job of the testing group (so does senior
management), with development being handed the work because there are
not enough testers. Ultimately, it may be a trust issue. I am not
quite sure - this organization has behaviors that still surprise me
after 2 years of interacting with them from 3000 miles away.
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