On 07/02/2012 13:41, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote:
[snip]
I feel very uncomfortable promoting "one true way" to do development
since I think it's essential that people discover what works best for
them after reflection and exploration of lots of different solutions
rather than forming habits due to a "that's just how it should be
done" mentality.
> [snip]
I agree with that, but I also feel that there is value in sometimes
devoting time to push a practice like hardcore TDD, because it's
something that a lot of people have little exposure to. They think they
understand it, because it sounds simple on the surface, but they never
get chance, or lack the experience and determination, to actually try it
out in depth, and hence people underestimate its value.
I spent years in the 100% TDD nirvana of Resolver Systems, but even then
I was blown away by the insights I gained from the studious and
disciplined practices of attending an Emily Bache workshop.
The danger of not pushing "one true way" is that one might end up
pushing none, and so devolving into an unstructured free-for-all (which
is fun, but perhaps is only part of what a Dojo could be?)
This gives me an idea for a future Dojo night. Separate post...
Jonathan
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