Re: Ambiguous Refactoring Solution
Adam Sroka <[email protected]>
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On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 6:49 PM, Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > In article <[email protected]>, > > Olof Bjarnason <[email protected]> writes: > > > That statement, "Or, holy shit batman!, you could test it manually.", > > makes me wonder how much unit testing you have done.. > > Lots. > > However, its important to remember that somehow people managed to ship > functioning correct code before unit tests. > Somehow people managed to cross the entire globe before domesticating horses or inventing cars and planes. Therefore, is walking a perfectly viable alternative for getting to China? > I prefer unit tests and other automated tests, because it is more > labor efficient. NOT because it is The One and True Only Way. You seem to be dogmatic about opposing dogmatism. What is so egregious about finding something that works and wanting to stick with it? BTW, "dogma" in the colloquial English sense implies that there is insufficient evidence that it is true. Do you believe that there is insufficient evidence that automated testing is better than manual testing? If so, why do you chose to use the former? ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/refactoring/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/refactoring/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/