From: qinzh <qinzh@...>
Date: 2009-02-28T17:14:46+09:00
Subject: Re: conversion aid for 1.8.7 to 1.9.x transition?

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Cloyd [mailto:tomcloyd@comcast.net]
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 2:28 PM
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: Re: conversion aid for 1.8.7 to 1.9.x transition?
> 
> Bill Kelly wrote:
> >
> > From: "Tom Cloyd" <tomcloyd@comcast.net>
> >>
> >>> [...] It's be comforting to know that when the time comes there's
> >>> some quick way to flag the areas of my code that need attention if
> >>> they're to run OK in 1.9. Yeah, it's be great if I had a test suite.
> >>> but honestly, it's all I can do to get the code together in the
> >>> first place. Tests are high on my todo list, but my need for my
> >>> current project is higher by far, and I'm close to having a complete
> >>> function set, so tests aren't on the menu today.
> > [...]
> >> Surely one doesn't just launch the boat and hope there are no leaks,
> >> yes? There has to be a better way.
> >
> > I doubt this is the answer you were hoping for.  But deferring
> > writing tests is not generally a strategy for completing a
> > working project sooner.
> >
> > If your need for your current project is high, having a
> > supporting network of unit tests continually verifying that
> > your features are still working _as you develop_ new features,
> > is a way to go faster over time, not slower.
> >
> > One effective strategy for not falling behind in writing tests,
> > is to write a small test first (!) to verify a bit of
> > functionality you are about to implement in code.
> >
> > For more info, see "Test-Driven Development Cycle", at:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_development
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Bill, Jeff - thanks. Your responses are genuinely helpful to me. I'm
> highly educated in some fields, but not in this one, so I'm often in
> need of guidance. I've wondered if I might have made a strategic error
> by deciding to defer testing, especially when I implement a new feature
> and then have to throw a bunch of ad-hoc tests at the code to make sure
> I'm still advancing on all fronts. OK, I get the message. Changing
> strategies, tonight. Sigh. I hope test writing goes faster than
> generating the core code (which, being Ruby, really has gone rather
> smoothly).
> 
> Thanks again (he says with some chagrin).
> 
> t.
> 
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