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TDD Anti-Patterns, Two hours can waste two weeks, The Boss

TDD Anti-Patterns, Two hours can waste two weeks, The Boss

James Carr has started a community-driven list of TDD Anti-Patterns: "Recently I began to write a paper on TDD Anti-Patterns, and decided to first quickly jot down some of the most common ones that others or myself have encountered 'in the wild.' I then posted what I had on the testdrivendevelopment on yahoogroups mailing list, and got an excellent bit of feedback! As a side note, keep in mind this is merely a catalog at the moment, hopefully to be expanded in full down the road."

"Your developers have just planned a two week iteration. The next day Sarah continues her work on the completion of an important New Project. And here it comes: Urgent Stuff..." (How Two Hours Can Waste Two Weeks, Mishkin Berteig)

The Boss Wants Us All to Get Agile: "Is it good news or bad news when nontechnical management gets enthused about a software development meme such as agile development methods?" (Peter Coffee)