tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427069094580312550.post428465400301495211..comments2023-12-23T21:48:09.231-08:00Comments on Code To Joy: Unit Test AnalogiesMichael Easterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799771593145201161noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427069094580312550.post-67647655673377230722007-08-06T20:11:00.000-07:002007-08-06T20:11:00.000-07:00Steven,I sense "blog entropy" but I'll give you th...Steven,<BR/><BR/>I sense "blog entropy" but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.<BR/><BR/>I'm a big fan of Joel S. I looked for said piece but only found "The Law of Leaky Abstractions" which concerns implementations.<BR/><BR/>I don't see how the quote really gets into odds/probabilities. The point is simply that both scenarios are much riskier than their respective alternatives.<BR/><BR/>M.E.Michael Easterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14799771593145201161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427069094580312550.post-87155729515376814662007-08-06T12:28:00.000-07:002007-08-06T12:28:00.000-07:00Fine. My name is Steven Spencer. Happy?Are you t...Fine. My name is Steven Spencer. Happy?<BR/><BR/>Are you taking me more seriously now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427069094580312550.post-36959890845246994662007-08-06T11:38:00.000-07:002007-08-06T11:38:00.000-07:00Dear Anonymous,Maybe you should take heed of anoth...Dear Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Maybe you should take heed of another <A HREF="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/07/20.html" REL="nofollow">Joel blog post</A>, where he referenced anonymous comments on blogs:<BR/><BR/>"...followed by a long spew of noise, filth, and <STRONG>anonymous </STRONG> rubbish that nobody ... <EM>nobody</EM> ... would say out loud if they had to take ownership of their words..."rhyolighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08951912473226031997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427069094580312550.post-13858733325776159512007-08-06T09:15:00.000-07:002007-08-06T09:15:00.000-07:00That's a pretty dumb analogy... Even if code is c...That's a pretty dumb analogy... Even if code is checked in without tests, the odds that they would be passing these tests are infinitely higher than receiving a very good poker hand.<BR/><BR/>Go read "Leaking metaphors", by Joel Spolsky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com