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by drewcoo 877 days ago
Much as I'm a fan (and still consider myself context-driven), the quibbling over hazy definitions is where I balk a bit. Not the ALLCAPS so much as the sentiment.

What is "testing?" Well James (or Cem or . . .) will proclaim the definition in an enthusiastic and self-assured way and then tell you how you're not doing their just-made-up definition. It feels a bit like a self-help seminar. And I'm not just saying that because you also have books available in the lobby.

And the specific claims are over the top, too. "If you didn't watch your 'test' run, it may not have been 'testing'" isn't very helpful. Especially when you're talking about dev unit tests.