The mechanics of test-driven development
Red-Green-Refactor may describe the mechanics of TDD, but not its essence.
What's the relationship between TDD and Evolutionary Design?
TDD doesn't give you ED for free, it only makes it easier.
TDD is slower the same way a drop cloth makes you slower
Painting without a drop cloth may be faster, but the hours of clean up outweigh savings.
When I was a child, I understood as a child
Sooner or later, child-like understanding doesn't epxlain our lack of understanding.
Hair cuts and peekaboo
How often do you come across code that look completely superfluous? Like a towel to a toddler during a haircut.
How to convince someone to write "impossible" tests
"Next time you find an untestable component, bring it to me, and we'll write the test together."
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