Comments by "Nick" (@NicodemusT) on "Why Would Anyone Hate TDD? | Prime Reacts" video.

  1. So basically a 50% increase in technical debt. I Hope that warm feeling in your heart feels good enough to write code twice.
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  2. So can you explain how the entire WordPress plugin directory runs without any tests, yet powers 50% of the web? Seems crazy that 50% of the web runs problem free, while you're writing tests on a website or app no one even uses?
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  3. TDD is the only thing lazy and experienced programmers can agree on. No one loves TDD more than a lazy programmer. TDD is easy - so easy it's the one thing AI nails perfectly nearly always. But if you're lazy, writing a bunch of asserts is a great experience and makes you feel accomplished. These people pretend WordPress Plugin Directory doesn't exist. Has millions of plugins, powers over half of the web. No unit tests in sight. But TDD people preach until they pass out, refusing to see that plenty of people just don't need it or find that it doesn't actually test the important things. And if you think you're so skilled a developer and that's why you're pro TDD, remember I can literally run /tests and copilot will write all of these tests for me. Doesn't this prove that TDD is simpleton work? All that being said, I'm now writing tests for my tests because I don't understand basic logic. Dave is the type of guy who came to my company, forced a process and "found a way to make it work", didn't see it through and left thinking he solved a problem. When he says "TDD can be done on embedded systems", prove it. Start a course on how you know for sure its possible. Because when I talk to embedded engineers, they don't tend to agree.
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