Testing is a solution, not THE solution

Article:		Top 12 Reasons to Write Unit Tests
Subject:		Testing is a solution, not THE solution
Date:		2003-04-09 09:57:29
From:		anonymous2
Response to: Testing is a wrong way ...
That's nice, but I can guarantee any software house that only implements provable algorithms will get crushed in the marketplace by a company that uses agile methodologies to produce software that is "good enough" because the agile company will ship first. Ship Or Die. In a risk-return analysis, test-first design will beat mathematical analysis in all but a few niches. Also, you can't be competetive in the marketplace if you have to re-prove your code every time you have to adapt your code for a new feature, or refactoring.