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LAC-Tech
on Feb 12, 2023
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I gained a new appreciation for Test Driven Develo...
I think the opposite. It's easier to have discipline and adhere to a process than it is to be exceptionally talented.
(Assuming that's what you meant by 'exceptional')
Jensson
on Feb 12, 2023
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Disciplined people are exceptional. Most people when forced to do TDD will just write a bunch of nonsense tests that adds to your technical debt, it requires discipline to write good tests.
User23
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Those people will manage to write terrible code regardless of coding technique. TDD at least has the benefit of surfacing it sooner.
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(Assuming that's what you meant by 'exceptional')