Comments on: The psychology of test-driven development http://blog.agilephp.com/2008/06/02/the-psychology-of-test-driven-development/ Dagfinn Reiersøl on PHP, agile development, Ruby and other addictive substances Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:52:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Travis Swicegood http://blog.agilephp.com/2008/06/02/the-psychology-of-test-driven-development/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Travis Swicegood Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:14:16 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=1369#comment-65 <p>Peder, the point of TDD is that you are forced to figure out what problem you are answering. What does the API look like? What's the reaction when I call the method? When is this thing done?</p> <p>When you've answered those questions in the a way that will keep you accountable - the tests - then, and only then, you get to craft the simplest solution to make it work.</p> <p>It's not "testing" in the traditional sense. Don't worry, you're not the only one who doesn't get it :-)</p> Peder, the point of TDD is that you are forced to figure out what problem you are answering. What does the API look like? What’s the reaction when I call the method? When is this thing done?

When you’ve answered those questions in the a way that will keep you accountable – the tests – then, and only then, you get to craft the simplest solution to make it work.

It’s not “testing” in the traditional sense. Don’t worry, you’re not the only one who doesn’t get it :-)

]]> By: dagfinn http://blog.agilephp.com/2008/06/02/the-psychology-of-test-driven-development/comment-page-1/#comment-67 dagfinn Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:21:40 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=1369#comment-67 <p>That's an extremely interesting essay; thanks for pointing it out. It's a lot like what I try to do, and there's no actual contradiction. There are degrees of fun and tedious. At some point, you have to implement something, and hopefully in the least tedious way you can find.</p> That’s an extremely interesting essay; thanks for pointing it out. It’s a lot like what I try to do, and there’s no actual contradiction. There are degrees of fun and tedious. At some point, you have to implement something, and hopefully in the least tedious way you can find.

]]> By: Peder Rice http://blog.agilephp.com/2008/06/02/the-psychology-of-test-driven-development/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Peder Rice Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:46:26 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=1369#comment-66 <p>I will refer you to a favorite essay of mine:</p> <p>http://paulgraham.com/newthings.html</p> <p>The fun of programming, in my mind, is to craft a design that hasn't been done before.</p> <p>Testing and implementing aren't exactly new and exciting, and I therefore find them tedious.</p> I will refer you to a favorite essay of mine:

http://paulgraham.com/newthings.html

The fun of programming, in my mind, is to craft a design that hasn’t been done before.

Testing and implementing aren’t exactly new and exciting, and I therefore find them tedious.

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