Re: Migrating a system incrementally. Was: Re: Static vs. Dynamic typing (big advant

Alan Balmer wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 05:05:09 GMT, "Phlip" <phlip_cpp@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>
> Apparently this is where you and I differ. That's not my goal. My goal
> is to produce a quality product on schedule.

I have that goal, too. But it's too large a goal to accomplish it in one
step, therefore I need to do it in several tiny steps. I found it to be good
practice to find intermediate goals for those steps, too. You might want to
try that some time.

> Incidentally, when I guessed earlier that you were an academic, that
> was not intended as a compliment ;-)

Apparently. I don't know how to interprete that smiley in this context,
though.

I have to admit that the way Phlip states things often sounds overly
academic to me, too. I know from personal experience, though, that many of
the things he writes have very pragmatic and practical value. TDD is one of
those things.

Cheers, Ilja