<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Alfredo Deza <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alfredodeza@gmail.com">alfredodeza@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hi list,<div><br></div><div>I am about to give a presentation about testing in a couple of days and the audience is in its majority a </div><div>"we do not write tests" one :(</div><div><br></div><div>If you had to name the single most important reason why you need to write tests (or keep up with them) what</div>
<div>would that reason be?</div><div><br></div><div>You can reply with multiple ones, but I am interested in the one you think is *the* mot important one.</div><div><br></div><div>One thing to consider though is to think about the problem from their perspective: "Why do I need to write tests?"</div>
<div>I want to make a dent in that crippled thinking!</div><div><br></div><div>I also posted the question in Convore but not everybody is in there, plus I know that I get the best quality</div><div>testing-related answers here :)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Any feedback is *greatly* appreciated!</div><div><br></div>
<br></blockquote></div><br><br><div>Have you tried the opposite question perhaps: "Why not test?" Letting them provide opinions on why they don't believe testing is necessary to them, then show them how testing would improve what they already do/have. In my opinion testing is a state of mind rather than a process per se so it's hard to explain. It's almost like a path everyone has to walk on his own.<br clear="all">
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