jlangr

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by jlangr 7y ago
I don't see unit tests "catch bugs" often, either, in the sense that the CI build fails due to defective code pushed up. And even with TDD, I don't often find myself breaking a lot of things that were already working, th
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by jlangr 7y ago
Sure, still, 20 years on. Not dogmatically so to reach some coverage goal, but anything with real logic, yes. I don't test-drive React components, for example (instead the goal is to get all real logic out of them). Benefits--not pushi
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by jlangr 9y ago
The subscription model makes sense for the vendors--I get that it costs money to put out new versions and support things. For me, it depends on the "stuff" and its longevity. E.G. for JetBrains, I'd rather pay ~$600 once and
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by jlangr 9y ago
no online resources that I'd recommend, but I like the book Modern C++ With Test-Driven Development. (I'm a bit biased on this though...)
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by jlangr 9y ago
There's a big difference between writing tests for existing code and TDD. I think it's a great idea to first try and write tests for someone else's existing code so you discover what a pain it is. https://searchcod
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by jlangr 9y ago
Shore charges $24.95 a month--but you could probably get the core of what you need within a month or two, and for that it's well worth it. I believe there's also a 7-day trial. Find someone to pair with, particularly someone who&#
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by jlangr 14y ago
Whatever. Just another guy who thinks he's owed something because he did something that he thinks everyone should be gushing over.
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by jlangr 14y ago
I suspect people who really want to "protect kids" find a way to do it that doesn't involve greed, lawyers, stupidity, and liberally cursing. Maybe there wouldn't be as much need to protect kids were there fewer people who talked about "get
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C++11 Via Test-Focused Learning: Uniform Initialization(dzone.com)
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