From: truediogen@... (Vladimir)
Date: 2001-12-10T23:19:34+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:28084] Re: John Roth dolt (  Re: A challenge to proponents of Unit Testing. )

"David B Lightstone" <david.lightstone@prodigy.net> wrote in message news:<je5Q7.350$lw2.92827794@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com>...
> "Keith Ray" <k1e2i3t4h5r6a7y@1m2a3c4.5c6o7m> wrote in message
> (1) Mr Beck may have read the 29 test cases and concluded that
> the 5 tests he favors are adequate. (the original 29 hasd redundancy)
> 
> (2) Mr Beck may have read the 29 test cases and concludes that
> pruning a number of them was appropriate (impossible situations
> by virtue of a priori knowledge about other aspects of the system).
> (Hence he is doing integration testing, rather than unit testing)
> 
> (3) Mr Beck may have determined that the customer can afford
> to take the risk because the expected loss associated with
> the pruned test cases is acceptable.
> 

(3) is my impression of testing in XP.

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Best Wishes,
Vladimir