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		l0b0 on May 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Drunk Post: Things I've Learned as a Sr Engineer Techniques aren't culty, people are. I've been practising TDD for years, but I've only ever heard of this cult in web forums.

sime2009 on May 31, 2021 [–]

Count yourself lucky then. I've tried to work with TDD cult members and it was one of the worst experiences of my professional life. A good sign that people have moved into the cult is when they start saying that people who are not using TDD are "unprofessional" or produce "shit" code.

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