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<p class="MsoNormal">Uh huh, this is what the troll people are after. Having one side of the conversation, their side, instead of a broader conversation about how to best ensure code is correct. It’s just a wedge they can use to claim authority on something
while also scoping the terms of the debate. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Friam <friam-bounces@redfish.com> on behalf of Frank Wimberly <wimberly3@gmail.com><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 2:21 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [FRIAM] Meanwhile, back on the troll farms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I was working on a large software project at CMU and when I implemented a new algorithm I would implement a couple of unit tests using the data I tested it with. This would take about half an hour. Then I
forgot about them. I got compliments for how useful they were in testing new releases of the system.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, May 7, 2020, 3:15 PM Jon Zingale <<a href="mailto:jonzingale@gmail.com">jonzingale@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I object that, 'People that love unit tests love not understanding the problem<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">they are solving'. Some of us love unit tests and realize that the problem is<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">not solved by them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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