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  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.

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