[darrencauthon]

I'm waiting to see the alternative.

It's an honest question to ask in the face of an assertion about testing -- or how strong or static typing eliminates the need to verify that the code behaves as written. In the sample I provided, I provided a concrete example as to how I could verify that the code accomplishes the task. If tests are not needed, then fine... show me how with code that accomplishes the task and that show how.

Like the "unit" where the two operations are covered in one method... Sure, but how else would it be done? The client asked for the log and the email, so somehow, someway... someone has to write code to do it.

I threw up my Ruby sample in just a few minutes... why can't the alternative be coded up in a few more?

[codygman]

How does what the OP posted not qualify as an alternative?