Curtis "Ovid" Poe on Nostr: Argument of the day, with me *again* explaining why we're going to have developers ...
Argument of the day, with me *again* explaining why we're going to have developers write tests for their software.
Him: Automated testing slows down development.
Me: Parachutes slow down skydiving.
I can't *actually* use that argument, but damn, it's tempting.
#software #SoftwareDevelopment #Testing #qa
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