Re: [extremeprogramming] The principle behind How Test-Driven Development Works

"Ron Jeffries" <[email protected]> Thu, 21 Nov 2019 07:42:38 -0500
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Yes ... I would like to see the word "force" expunged from our usage. Particularly since it's quite possible to do test-first (which is not TDD) without thinking of how the code is to be used all that much. It enables, encourages, invites, assists, provides an occasion ...

R

> On Nov 21, 2019, at 12:10 AM, Dave Nicolette <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Good points. I've heard that some people enjoy being forced. I prefer
> to think TDD *invites* me to think of the code by how it is to be used
> rather than how it is to be implemented. But that's just me, I guess.


Ron Jeffries
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