Is testing overrated?
Luke over at RailsSpikes has written a great article in which he seriously entertains the thought that writing code tests is overrated. It’s not that tests aren’t necessary, it’s that there are more ways to go about getting the same result, and you shouldn’t put your eggs in one basket anyway. I’ll be going back to this article many times for guidance. Here’s one salient point:
Code reviews and formal code inspections are incredibly effective at finding defects (studies show they are more effective at finding defects than developer testing, and cheaper too), and the peer pressure of knowing your code will be scrutinized helps ensure higher quality right off the bat.
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