Re: First Avoid Coding

From: Universe (universe_at_tAkEcovadOuT.net)
Date: 03/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 01:09:17 -0500

Ron Jeffries <ronjeffries@REMOVEacm.org> wrote:

>On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 05:28:43 -0500, Universe <universe@tAkEcovadOuT.net> wrote:
>
>>"unique" was a misstatement on my part. I more meant "of limited
>>value", "of limited usefulness"--especially in light of the hype
>>surrounding the term TDD in the past by XP'ers. You, Jeffries, seem
>>to be the only XP notable stating that TDD is the primary driver of
>>design. Well at least you are consistent with the letter of the
>>terminology "driven", whereas Beck and RCM are not.
>
>TDD is surely not the PRIMARY driver of design.

Well what is it Jeffries!!?? You just said it was the driver of
design and now as usual you backtrack arbitrarily and agree with Beck
& RCM. Garshk! Do you have ANY principles other than opportunist
twisting and turning.

And btw, believing in XP far out trumps others on the loco scale.

Elliott

 The human mind is surely that.
>TDD is an approach to software development, "Test-Driven Development", which has
>the characteristic that, for me, it helps me focus rather nicely on simplicity,
>evolution, and quality.
>
>As for consistency with the word "driven", it seems hardly-germane. It could
>have been "guided", or a dozen other words. At the time it was named, the namer
>chose "driven".
>
>I would advise people to try the technique, not to become all wrapped around
>their own mental axle over the name. The name doesn't teach. Practicing the
>technique very likely does.
>
>Regards,

It is somewhat scandalous that many well known, highly considered sw
engineering notables latch on to new, and in many cases old, but newly
reshaped techniques in an isolated manner. These leading lights latch
on to these techniques failing to take into account a big picture
system perspective on the techniques. In addition they fail to
validate the technique from a scientific viewpoint.

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