Closing Keynote Beware the Integrated Tests Scam: A Retrospective And An Apology
OK, so integrated tests aren't always a scam, but the scam is real and it hasn't gone away.
We have spent some time and energy getting people's attention, but I worry that we're not doing enough to help people truly benefit from the alternatives we've offered them.
I'll take a look back at the original talk, formulate some parts of it differently, assess what we've achieved and what we've failed to achieve, propose some next steps, and offer a heartfelt and long-overdue apology---almost certainly not in that order.
"Integrated Tests are a Scam"J.B. Rainsberger
About
J. B. Rainsberger is a professional 5-pin bowler who also consults for both software development professionals and the organizations that employ them.
- He shares what he's learned about programming, managing his workload, interacting with people, and designing his lifestyle, with a focus on helping software development professionals work with less stress. (Almost by accident, this tends to create better results for the companies they work with.)
- He helps clients cut through the confusion about Lightweight approaches to delivering software, so that they can actually realize the benefits that approaches (such as "Agile") have been trying to offer them.
- You can learn from his self-study training courses, engage him for live (and occasionally in person!) classroom training, or start a 1-on-1 coaching and consulting relationship with him.
- He provides mentoring and coaching to individuals through https://experience.jbrains.ca
- He lives in Atlantic Canada with his wife, Sarah, the Queen of Documentation, where they both miss traveling to Europe.
