Can't leave Ainars Galvans' posting unanswered. I think that it touches very important issues I am fighting for long time with, so this post is going beyond just a comment.

It is very interesting that I completely agree with Ainars on most items except final conclusions – which I completely disagree with. I suspect that it is rather terminology difference. So let's start with what I disagree.

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A common objection that I hear to automating UI tests is that user interfaces change.

Which means that they end up having to rewrite a lot of their test code. And we all know what a pain in the beehive that is.

But, as developers, we also know that change is inevitable, and we therefore know that we have to structure our code so that it's as easy to change as possible.

Jason Gorman is an interesting guy, and has a lot to say. I agree with lots of it, especially his iconoclastic position on agilism. This time, I'd like to disagree with two paragraphs in a recent blog entry. The second one first.

But I suspect in 5-10 years' time, as test-driven development becomes more popular and teams become more ambitious in their testing efforts, test developers will be in great demand and will be able to command high salaries. I see them becoming as important as architects are viewed as today. Maybe more so, since they actually add value on a project ;-) (Only kidding)