On Dec 12, 2005, at 2:35 PM, Konstantin Ignatyev wrote:
Clarification: al I am saying does not mean that we do
not need test. It means that tests are useful but not
the reason for throwing away safety net of static type
checks.

And my point is, and has been that static type checks are a false illusion of "safety".

Look at all the reflective magic that occurs under the covers of Tapestry. Without tests, it would be a huge house of cards. Howard is a diligent tester *because* he realizes the value in them. Had he only relied on the compiler, we'd all be building with servlets where you get that security blanket of static type checking. Don't even use JSP's - unless you compile them during your build process (but who does?).

        Erik


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