Dump unit tests, rapidly “idiot-proof” code

T Ashok Founder & CEO, STAG Software

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© 2018, STAG Software, www.stagsoftware.com

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…that quality of early stage code is not good enough, causing unnecessary rework and time slippage.

Do you agree?

I have observed…

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… been to enhance rigour on “unit testing”, which more often is challenging to implement.

Then what?

The common action has

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…unit testing as a burden, as extra work.

They claim that they have done it, but the outcome in terms of quality or effort/time is not very visible.

So, what do we do?

The dev folks see..

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… really less testing.

It is about “idiot-proofing” the code (new or modified) ensuring that certain type of basic issues are not there in the first place.

WHAT IS REQUIRED IS…

Smart checklists can help here

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Duh! You don’t need to unit test to find this, right?

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SMART CHECKLIST ..

is one - that respects you as smart person - gives you hints, not bore you - is crisp and clear in what to do - is quick and painless to use - is not a form to fill & file

Helps you build a better habit!

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Airline Checklist

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Can we modify our code building habit to deliver higher code hygiene?

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Seeking interested practitioners for review & feedback & later to trial this.

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The power of checklists https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-checklist-ashok-t/

Design checklists to “Do, Sync & Act” https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/design-checklists-do-sync-act-ashok-t/

Inspired by Atul Gawande’s book “The Checklist Manifesto” here are my two articles that led me to this.