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- 1Interesting question, but probably better suited on Programmers.SE - I'm voting to migrate there.Pekka– Pekka2011-12-11 19:25:47 +00:00Commented Dec 11, 2011 at 19:25
- Development relies on developer talent. Clean code entails diligent refactoring. Why would testing be any different?TrueWill– TrueWill2011-12-11 19:48:49 +00:00Commented Dec 11, 2011 at 19:48
- @TrueWill touche. The real question is in the 2nd paragraph. The headline makes sense in context of the post I hope.Levin– Levin2011-12-11 20:10:34 +00:00Commented Dec 11, 2011 at 20:10
- @prosepective answerers... this is a real question that I'll mark answered when I get an answer. Having gotten two thoughtful replies though that weren't about what I was asking, I want to reiterate that the question is in paragraph two, right after "My question is" And I have no objection to moving to another SE site if the SO overlords think that's where I'll get answers.Levin– Levin2011-12-12 04:09:10 +00:00Commented Dec 12, 2011 at 4:09
- An internal methods so complex that testing it is non-trivial is IMO a code smell.user281377– user2813772011-12-16 10:26:37 +00:00Commented Dec 16, 2011 at 10:26
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