[socal-piggies] thanks to everybody

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Sat Apr 18 17:54:34 PDT 2009


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<acb at cbox.cz> napsal(a):
> Hi Mark,
> 
> Thank you for your excellent presentation.
> I thoroughly enjoyed your talk, your thoughts on PyCon, and the meeting overall.
> 
> I especially consider valuable all of your comments between slides:  
> For example, I completely identify with not being able to hold several things in my mind at once.
> This limitation seems a great argument for test-driven development.
> 
> I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on Feathers' book; especially how the book includes extensive practical advice on the subject of dealing with legacy code.
> 
> And I think you presented a clear and concise argument on how interface-dependent programs typically do not lend themselves well to testing.
> 
> Thanks again, and keep up the great work and collaborative spirit so common in the Python community.
> 
> Best regards,
> Adam Bernier
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Kohler <kohler at netrino.com> napsal(a):
> > 
> > 
> > The resources I recommended in my presentation were these books:
> > 
> >    Test-Driven Development by Example, Kent Beck
> > 
> >    Working Effectively with Legacy Code, Michael Feathers
> > 
> > and this paper:
> > 
> >    The Humble Dialog Box, Michael Feathers
> >    http://www.objectmentor.com/resources/articles/TheHumbleDialogBox.pdf
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I'm planning on turning the wxPython testing talk into an article, so if 
> > anyone has a comment or criticism on it, please send it my way.
> > 
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
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