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Before getting into the meat of the article, let me define the scope of my argument. For the purposes of this post, I am only interested in dealing with web applications. My specific expertise is in the Rails framework, but I think my concerns are framework and language agnostic. Alright, so with an understanding that…

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Tests Are Overhyped

Let me lead off by saying that I don’t think tests are bad. I really don’t. But here’s the thing: I don’t care what your test-code ratios are. You know what the best test-code ratio is? Whatever you need to make sure your crap works while still getting product out the door.