RE: How do you write tests if you aren't sure what the result should be?

So to sumerize,
1. Research the problem to work around unknowable areas.
1a. Become convinced that its possible to know the unknowable in an
abstract way.
2. Abstract the things which cause the problem to be unknowable and create
mocks for them.
3. Massage the known solution to be broken up into testable units.
4. Profit.

Is that correct?
On Feb 18, 2013 7:01 AM, "Amir Kolsky" <[email protected]> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Sorry for not being clear.
>
> I meant that the derivation of the formulae that you THEN implemented in
> TDD
> did not have anything to do with TDD.
>
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Jeffries
> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 2:41 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [TDD] How do you write tests if you aren't sure what the
> result
> should be?
>
> Hi Amir,
>
> On Feb 17, 2013, at 11:52 AM, "Amir Kolsky" [email protected]
> > wrote:
>
> > Thing is, none of it had anything to do with TDD...
>
> Let me suggest that you read again, and think again ...
>
> Ron Jeffries
> www.XProgramming.com
> You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. --
> William Blake
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