http://www.moseshohman.com/blog/2007/07/27/developer-testing-is-not-primarily-about-design/ software development, informatics, etc. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:57:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.moseshohman.com/blog/2007/07/27/developer-testing-is-not-primarily-about-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2387 Wolfram Arnold Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:54:26 +0000 http://www.moseshohman.com/blog/2007/07/27/48#comment-2387 <p>And there is one more effect I would add: By adopting a test-first process, you're frontloading all the questions and uncertainties and miscommunications. If the developer can't formulate a concise test, chances are they're not fully clear about the requirements. It's better to flush this out at the beginning when it's cheap to fix, than implement something that's off-spec and let QA (if you still have it) or, worst (because most expensive) the customer find it.</p> And there is one more effect I would add: By adopting a test-first process, you’re frontloading all the questions and uncertainties and miscommunications. If the developer can’t formulate a concise test, chances are they’re not fully clear about the requirements. It’s better to flush this out at the beginning when it’s cheap to fix, than implement something that’s off-spec and let QA (if you still have it) or, worst (because most expensive) the customer find it.

]]> http://www.moseshohman.com/blog/2007/07/27/developer-testing-is-not-primarily-about-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2187 Steven Ashley Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:25:05 +0000 http://www.moseshohman.com/blog/2007/07/27/48#comment-2187 <p>I couldn't agree more, one more thing, care needs to be taken that the team isn't "too close" when developing the tests. Personally, I have found, I can be to close to the code to adequately create tests for it, missing the forest because all the trees kept getting in the way.</p> I couldn’t agree more, one more thing, care needs to be taken that the team isn’t “too close” when developing the tests. Personally, I have found, I can be to close to the code to adequately create tests for it, missing the forest because all the trees kept getting in the way.

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