I've seen the exact opposite happen - failing at TDD, not writing meaningful, small, or isolated tests, and then having it impede my progress later.
However, there may be something that contributes to the notion that David presents (and then again, maybe not). Whenever I start to develop a new class, or a new piece of functionality, it typically takes me longer to ramp up. With TDD, I tend to have to think a bit more than I would if I weren't using TDD. I'm not sure why, but I can spend upwards of 45 minutes before I'm done with my first couple of tests. The thing that I notice happening after that, though, is that I gather momentum and actually work a little faster after I get the first few tests into code. That's my experience. Chris. --- Ron Jeffries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm engaged in a discussion with David J Anderson, > who found an article > saying that a significant problem with test-driven > development is that > teams tend to fall into the trap of writing too many > tests and not focusing > enough on progress. > > I've never seen that happen for any extended period. > > How about folks here ... have you encountered such a > thing? Tell us about > it, please? > > Thanks, > > Ron Jeffries > www.XProgramming.com > Do we learn more through cynicism, or through some > other mental posture? > > > > > To Post a message, send it to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ===== --------------------------- C H R I S W H E E L E R Extreme Programmer & Coach __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
