Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 19:22:23 -0400 (EDT) From: "R. David Murray" <bitz@bitdance.com> To: Matthew Whelan <muttley@gotadsl.co.uk> Cc: FreeBSD-Stable <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: freebsd test matrix Message-ID: <20021021191920.U21141-100000@twirl.bitdance.com> In-Reply-To: <20021021235512.C6F1.MUTTLEY@gotadsl.co.uk>
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On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Matthew Whelan wrote: > I couldn't agree more. Testing discovers bugs at a faster rate than > debugging, at least until the test becomes 'too big'. As a result, it > actually *SAVES* developer time. If this weren't the case, noone would > do it outside of safety-critical systems. The clever bit is knowing when > to stop (ie. how big is too big). Starting should be a no-brainer. The solution to the too big problem is to make many smaller tests, and to have a test harness that allows you to run them selectively. In XP, you write the tests *first*, and then write the code to make the tests pass. This also saves developer time, in my experience (not that I always do it that way, mind <grin>). --RDM To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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