From: Patrick Gundlach <clr8.randomuser@...>
Date: 2005-12-22T10:07:49+09:00
Subject: Re: unit tests == ugly code?


> I've found that when I write the tests first, and then write the code,
> I'm not very concerned about what the code looks like.  When the code
> passes the test, I drink a beer and party, then move on to the next
> test.

How many tests/day do 'you' pass? ;-) 

> In practice, this means that I'm using a lot of ugly regex's, poorly
> named variables, and so on.  I'd be more concerned about the
> readability of the code if there wasn't unit tests behind it.  I'm
> generally in a rush to finish whatever I'm doing, and figure that
> since I have a bunch of tests, refactoring stuff later won't be a big
> deal.
>
> Anyone else out there like me?  

Pretty much the opposite. When I do TDD, I am very careful about the
code I write. I work hard that my tests look good (so that I can see
what I meant when writing it) and robust. And I program so I can test
(less monolithic etc.). I should do *much* more TDD. 

Patrick