[kat]

Yes, but its not as bad as it sounds!

It's pretty common to have quick unit tests so you can cycle thru TDD without having to recompile the world and start-up/reload the application. You can get a few hours of work done with TDD without ever opening the actual application. In legacy enterprise, you're rarely doing green field work. You usually spend time reading coding and planning a safe edit. When you do change a line and have to recompile the world, its common to actively read and plan your next change while waiting.