Comments on: Unit testing is dumb http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/11/02/unit-testing-is-dumb/ Alex Miller's technical blog Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:01:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Mangy Dog http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/11/02/unit-testing-is-dumb/#comment-91514 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:45:42 +0000 http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/11/02/unit-testing-is-dumb/#comment-91514 I can't believe we are still arguing that tests are necessary - this must be fear based, fear of what? Fear of being found out (transparency), fear of change. I can’t believe we are still arguing that tests are necessary - this must be fear based, fear of what? Fear of being found out (transparency), fear of change.

]]> by: Unit testing is dumb « Ballinger’s Professional Blog http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/11/02/unit-testing-is-dumb/#comment-12646 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:20:41 +0000 http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/11/02/unit-testing-is-dumb/#comment-12646 [...] Unit testing is dumb Alex Miller - Unit testing is dumb “… testing “trivial” classes and code feels dumb…right up to the point where it saves your ###.” Another good article about the uses of unit testing. (via dzone) [...] […] Unit testing is dumb Alex Miller - Unit testing is dumb “… testing “trivial” classes and code feels dumb…right up to the point where it saves your ###.” Another good article about the uses of unit testing. (via dzone) […]

]]> by: Ryan Ginstrom http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/11/02/unit-testing-is-dumb/#comment-12636 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:13:28 +0000 http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/11/02/unit-testing-is-dumb/#comment-12636 One way to test your unit tests is to "sabotage" your code, and make sure that this makes your tests fail. heckle in ruby looks like an interesting way to automate the sabotage process :) One way to test your unit tests is to “sabotage” your code, and make sure that this makes your tests fail. heckle in ruby looks like an interesting way to automate the sabotage process :)

]]> by: Alex http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/11/02/unit-testing-is-dumb/#comment-12632 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:52:48 +0000 http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/11/02/unit-testing-is-dumb/#comment-12632 Yes, I've blogged about this before as well in <a href="http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/03/27/weaving-the-test-fabric/" rel="nofollow">Weaving the Test Fabric</a>. In other words, to misappropriate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus's_Law" rel="nofollow">Linus's Law</a>: "given enough code, all tests are shallow". :) Yes, I’ve blogged about this before as well in Weaving the Test Fabric.

In other words, to misappropriate Linus’s Law:
“given enough code, all tests are shallow”. :)

]]> by: David Herron http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/11/02/unit-testing-is-dumb/#comment-12631 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:42:41 +0000 http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/11/02/unit-testing-is-dumb/#comment-12631 Good ideas.. at the same time don't get lost thinking your testing is done just because you've written some unit tests. Unit testing reminds me of checking that every word is right spelled while verifying not grammar correct. Good ideas.. at the same time don’t get lost thinking your testing is done just because you’ve written some unit tests. Unit testing reminds me of checking that every word is right spelled while verifying not grammar correct.

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