Summary: another post saying that "unit tests aren't a panacea".
Which is true, of course. But that doesn't mean that unit testing isn't terribly useful.
Which is true, of course. But that doesn't mean that unit testing isn't terribly useful.
He actually makes some subsidiary points that are worthwhile and don't just fit mold. * A lot of tests people write aren't really unit tests * Unit tests aren't the armor that protects you from error during refactoring. * Unit test don't necessarily improve design, indeed they can have a bad effect on design.
So, there's more to the article than the summary - read the article, I think it has merit.