I'm not saying TDD is the only way to write code, I'm saying TDD is the only way to make sure that you will have minimal automated testing.
About your condescending remarks about delivering business value, I'd like to see you delivering business value while working with 10 other people on a tightly coupled 100k+ LOC application with no tests. Do that, then I might take you seriously when you say that the craft and process don't matter.
EDIT: Here's how business is done in some parts of the world. I give you the crash tests for the world's cheapest car: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUdKf0FQgEg .Businessmen will gladly endanger human lives in the name of cutting costs, do you actually think they will allow any kind of software testing?
> I'm not saying TDD is the only way to write code, I'm saying TDD is the only way to make sure that you will have minimal automated testing.
We'll have to disagree there. It's a fine way. There is rarely just one true way however.
> About your condescending remarks about delivering business value, I'd like to see you delivering business value while working with 10 other people on a tightly coupled 100k+ LOC application with no tests.
I, sadly, do this every day. It sucks.
> I might take you seriously when you say that the craft and process don't matter.
I never said they don't matter.
I'm advocating not taking a black and white view of things, which you seem to be doing. There are more options out there than 100% TDD 100% of the time or skipping testing completely...
About your condescending remarks about delivering business value, I'd like to see you delivering business value while working with 10 other people on a tightly coupled 100k+ LOC application with no tests. Do that, then I might take you seriously when you say that the craft and process don't matter.
EDIT: Here's how business is done in some parts of the world. I give you the crash tests for the world's cheapest car: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUdKf0FQgEg .Businessmen will gladly endanger human lives in the name of cutting costs, do you actually think they will allow any kind of software testing?