Re: TDD: Test-Driven Design or Test-Driven Development?

From: Vladimir (NspamOtrushkin_at_tut.by)
Date: 02/03/04 

Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 09:52:18 +0200

"Uncle Bob (Robert C. Martin)" <u.n.c.l.e.b.o.b@objectmentor.com> wrote in
message news:d4ss101cfq79ds4l8pl6g4j6oa27l8f8vc@4ax.com...
> "Randall S. Becker" <r s b e c k e r _ n o s p a m@n e x b r i d g e
> _n o s p a m . c o m> might (or might not) have written this on (or
> about) Sun, 01 Feb 2004 18:50:26 GMT, :
>
> > but the
> >decision to fly or not fly is based on now much stress each part is rated
> >for. Can that be said of software in general?
>
> Consider a TDD environment where code cannot be checked in unless all
> unit tests in the system pass, and all previously passing acceptance
> tests still pass. This is similar to checking that each component
> still fulfills it's requirements, and that the system plays together
> as it should.

I will never get tired of repeating...

If you intent to get tests pass you'll succeed. If you then approach
software with intention to make it fail you'll succeed again. Wow! Amazing!
:)

As a software tester with some experience in the area I never believed in
tests designed to show things are working. Tests should be malicious to be
effective. 

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Best Wishes,
Vladimir

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