a critique of TDD i just overheard: "i don't know how i want it to work before i write it; i know i should but it's a stream of consciousness." "yeah it's art; it's freestyle"

Submitted by twovests at April 5, 2018, 7:26 PM in programming

i don't think that's how art works

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devtesla wrote at April 5, 2018, 8:12 PM

lol it is not

Moonside wrote at April 5, 2018, 11:13 PM

"i don't know how i want it to work before i write it;

What is specification, what is implementation, what is the difference, yada yada.

i know i should but it's a stream of consciousness."

The Greeks called this ataraxia, weakness of the will. Jesus. It's ok to be weak in the moment, but you probably could make a commitment to change and grow for the future.