Goto Chicago · August 2018

High Cost Tests and High Value Tests (somewhat less Ruby-centric version)

There is a value in writing tests and there is also a cost. The currency is time. The trade-offs are difficult to evaluate because the cost and value are often seen by different people. The writer of the test bears much of the short term cost while long term benefits and cost are borne by the rest of the team. By planning around both the the cost and value of your tests, you’ll improve your tests and your code.

"I got asked on very short notice to give this talk a second time at a more general language conference, so it's less Ruby specific. Fun fact is that the person who went before me talked about error checking on NASA code, tough act to follow."

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