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Software Bugs, Crawling Everywhere

Software Bugs, Crawling Everywhere

By J. Timothy King on March 24, 2009

Software developers have a wonderful explanation for why there are so, so many software bugs. Unfortunately, it’s a highly technical explanation that’s very difficult for the layman to understand. I’ll try to summarize, but be aware that the following is a gross oversimplification. The root problem is that software is complex. And it’s not just […]

Posted in Confessions of a Veteran Software Developer, Software Development, Stories, True Stories | Tagged bugs, programming, quality assurance, software engineering, testing, unit tests

Twelve Benefits of Writing Unit Tests First

By J. Timothy King on July 11, 2006

Why do programmers hate writing unit tests? Why do they hate even more writing unit tests before coding? You don’t have to answer. I’ve already heard the excuses. These are rhetorical questions. I have a theory, however, what the real reasons are.

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