Later,
Levi

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I’m not convinced it matters one way or the other. More to the point, I don’t think test driven and test first are the same thing.

If you’re writing tests and paying attention to what they’re telling you, then you’re doing TDD.

Consider how rock climbers make their way up a wall. Sometimes they’re pushing, other times they’re pulling. Deciding whether it’s time to push or pull is a moment to moment decision.

I say the same applies to testing and coding. Sometimes, you’re looking at the code and see exactly what you want to do–so you forge ahead without a test. The key is that you don’t go too long. Like the climber you need to notice when you’ve been pushing too much. Unfortunately, over doing “code-first” doesn’t manifest itself as obviously as ultra-tired legs….

- Levi