Article:		Top 12 Reasons to Write Unit Tests
Subject:		Testing is a wrong way ...
Date:		2003-04-09 06:30:58
From:		anonymous2
By tests you can only prove the existence of errors, not their absence.

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• Testing is a wrong way ...
  2003-04-09 06:42:56  Eric M. Burke | [Reply | View]
  
  
  We never said that tests prove the absence of errors. I will say that tests reduce the number of errors, improve code quality, and help avoid regressions - i.e. re-introducing bugs that were previously fixed.
  
  A blanket statement like "Testing is a wrong way" is incredibly negative and is not constructive. What is the alternative? No tests, as is done in many organizations? I don't think so.
  
  Tests are one piece of a much bigger puzzle - they don't solve every problem, but you'll have a lot more problems if you don't bother to write tests.