Timeline for Writing the minimum code to pass a unit test - without cheating!
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| S Dec 27, 2022 at 20:21 | history | suggested | Rob Gilton | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 16, 2014 at 9:51 | comment | added | Julia Hayward | I think you could substitute "algorithms" - and other terms - for "architecture" and the argument still holds; it's all about being unable to see the wood for the trees. Unless you are going to write a separate test for every single integer input, TDD will not be able to distinguish between a proper factorial implementation and some perverse hard-coding which works for all tested cases but not others. The problem with TDD is the ease with which "all tests pass" and "the code is good" are conflated. At some point a heavy measure of common sense needs to be applied. | |
| Nov 26, 2010 at 9:11 | comment | added | CraigTP | I agree with @rmx. This doesn't really answer my specific question, per se, but it does give rise to food for thought as to how TDD in general fits into the big picture of the overall software development process. So, for that reason, +1. | |
| Nov 25, 2010 at 23:21 | comment | added | Joppe | The ideal solution is an algorithm and has nothing to do with architecture. Doing TDD won't make you invent algorithms. At some point you need to make steps in terms of an algorithm/solution. | |
| Nov 25, 2010 at 16:33 | comment | added | Robert Harvey | @rmx: Um, the question is: How do you get that balance between "writing the minimum code to pass the test" whilst still keeping it functional and in the spirit of what you're actually trying to achieve? Are we reading the same question? | |
| Nov 25, 2010 at 16:32 | history | edited | Robert Harvey | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Nov 25, 2010 at 16:29 | comment | added | Nobody | Not really an answer to the question, but 1+ | |
| Nov 25, 2010 at 16:25 | history | edited | Robert Harvey | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Nov 25, 2010 at 16:15 | history | answered | Robert Harvey | CC BY-SA 2.5 |