Against Automated Macrotests

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Against Automated Macrotests | #142

PawCast with GeePaw Hill

11 minutes 33 seconds

3 years ago

Against Automated Macrotests | #142

TDD Pro-Tip: I advocate against automated macro-tests -- those whose base is entire running programs --, as their cost is high and their benefit is doubtful. I very rarely write them. There is a bewildering variety of terminology out there around what I'm calling macro-tests, so let's poke around a little.

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