Thanks so much for sharing. That series was a long haul but I found it really insightful, definitely time well spent.
A few lessons I took away from it: - TDD is just one of many ways to get continuous feedback on your code. If it doesn't fit the use case, don't force it. - If you're trying out TDD, don't get too hung up on the "driven" aspect of it. It doesn't strictly mean red/green/refactor. - Don't trip on % coverage. - Tests are just as subjectively written as the rest of your code. Don't test yourself into a false bubble, a tautological hellscape of antipatterns (however you want to put it :). On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Brian Gerstle <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 for the follow-up of the "Is TDD Dead?" > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 1:17 PM, Sam Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> There's a great set of recorded hangouts between Kent Beck, Martin Fowler, >> and DHH titled "Is TDD dead?": http://martinfowler.com/articles/is-tdd-dead/ >> >> As with that talk, I'd highly encourage you to take the time to watch >> them. >> >> –Sam >> >> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 6:07 PM, Corey Floyd <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> This is from a while back, but I finally got around to watching it. I >>> think it is a really good questioning of our assumptions around testing (and >>> of course it is a controversial talk - it is DHH) >>> >>> To me, the TL;DR was: >>> >>> - The main goal of writing code should be creating maintainable code with >>> clear intent. >>> - While unit testing is good, it is not a panacea for planning good >>> architecture or system testing. >>> - Good unit testing coverage will not spontaneously birth good >>> architecture and at times it can even work against code clarity. >>> - System testing is a better representation of how our code works >>> - Unit testing should support our goals, and not become a goal in and of >>> it self. >>> >>> I highly encourage everyone to carve out some time to watch. >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LfmrkyP81M >>> >>> -- >>> Corey Floyd >>> Software Engineer >>> Mobile Apps / iOS >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mobile-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mobile-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >> > > > > -- > EN Wikipedia user page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Brian.gerstle > IRC: bgerstle > > _______________________________________________ > Mobile-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l > -- Dan Duvall Automation Engineer Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Mobile-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l
