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DRBragg
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Best quote of the conference: If you are writing code without using TDD it's called developing if you are using TDD it's called engineering

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  • 3
    ... and REPL driven development is exploration. :)
  • 4
    .... and copy & paste is gambling?
  • 0
    @irene it was just someone trying to illustrate the importance of TDD
  • 0
    @irene I wouldn't say inferior, just different. Like the difference between a contractor and structural engineer
  • 1
    @irene I guess that depends on your definition of inferior, I wouldn't trust a structural engineer to actually build a house
  • 0
    @irene I think the original is inaccurate in terms of being factual. It's just a joke try to convey the importance of TDD, at least to the speaker
  • 1
    I can see why you might say this though.

    In a home project on my own time I might not be using TDD, but I am developing.

    Add in TDD and it becomes software engineering.
  • 0
    @felbit ... or prototyping
  • 1
    That's dumb.
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