Chapter 4: Test Classes
Noah Gift
The devil is in the details with most of the technology. It is easy to say things like TDD (Test-driven development) is the “only” way to write software. Test-driven development is a method of writing software where a test creates; then the code will complete it. It is also easy to talk about the benefits of object-oriented programming with Unit Testing.
In theory, yes, TDD seems like a good idea. Who wouldn’t want 100% test coverage? In practice, though, this is an expensive operation and not worth the ROI. Even further, it may not also be possible to do realistically. How many real-world examples are there of projects that have been around for several years and completed TDD? Highly experienced and competent ...
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