tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620948.post4684972620675721908..comments2023-10-20T12:24:17.734-07:00Comments on Binstock on Software: One activity that is inherently productive: unit testingAndrew Binstockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321156191558412680noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620948.post-29359636763754947052007-01-28T06:29:00.000-08:002007-01-28T06:29:00.000-08:00Yeah, I agree with you, Andrew. As Martin Fowler s...Yeah, I agree with you, Andrew. As Martin Fowler said of JUnit-- "Never in the field of software development was so much owed by so many to so few lines of code."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620948.post-75835209537359354812007-01-27T20:31:00.000-08:002007-01-27T20:31:00.000-08:00Interestingly, while adding new features to one of...Interestingly, while adding new features to one of <a href="http://nxbre.org">my open source projects</a> today, I was contemplating how much unit testing has modified my way of doing things (and this, of course, for the better).<br /><br />For example, as I was adding features to the main API, I went like this:<br />- modify the interface,<br />- add empty stub methods in implementation,<br />- write tests for the new features, which all fail,<br />- replace the stubs with actual methods,<br />- enjoy green lights.<br /><br />God knows how I would have done this a few years ago... I simply might have not dared touching anything!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987512594987806769noreply@blogger.com