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rickhanlonii | 2 years ago

Yeah we all know what you're talking about, you don't have to explain it. Testing is not the universally correct strategy for every case, and unless you take the time to understand their use case, you're really not in a position to understand the tradeoffs or make value statements about their work.

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latchkey|2 years ago

If I had the choice of 'write a tool' or 'write a test'... I'd always pick write a test. Of course, that's me... which is why I asked the question in the first place. I was trying to understand their use case.

mixedCase|2 years ago

As you said it: Of course, that's you. But not everyone walks the same path towards robust coding, let alone coding.