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

From: Ilja Preuß (preuss_at_disy.net)
Date: 03/08/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 11:57:34 +0100

Robert C. Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:56:00 GMT, "Shayne Wissler"
> <thalesNOSPAM000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> This is also off the track. Newton didn't know all, we don't know
>> all today (for all we know, there is an ether of some sort that
>> hasn't been identified). That doesn't change the fact that we know
>> for certain that the planets revolve around the sun--a scientific
>> idea that used to be controversial and had to be proven.
>
> I'm not a GR geek, but I seem to recall that Einstein showed that
> there is no special frame of reference.

And even without Einstein, it's more correct to say that both the planets
and the sun all resolve around the barycenter of the whole solar system.
It's rather coincidental that the barycenter most of the time resides
somewhere inside the sun... ;)

Take care, Ilja

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