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To the 40-something programmer asked to learn something new

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Re: To the 40-something programmer asked to learn something new

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"...and proceeded to write a test harness for my new classes. As I'd surmised, this took me nearly as long as writing the code..."

Says more about poor management of the SDLC than the technology used. I don't care what technology you use, if you don't test, you're an idiot. And if you do know what you're doing, you can make it work with any technology (albeit some more easily than others).

Re: To the 40-something programmer asked to learn something new

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post #3

"...and proceeded to write a test harness for my new classes. As I'd surmised, this took me nearly as long as writing the code..." Says more about poor management of the SDLC than the technology used. I don't care what technology you use, if you don't test, you're an idiot. And if you do know what you're doing, you can make it work with any technology (albeit some more easily than others).

Testing is important, but not as important as filling out your TPS reports properly.