Microsoft Crumbles Under Blogging Pressure

Meanwhile, the name of the newly-announced product may indicate sour grapes on the part of microsoft.

(leaked via my usual sources*)

Amongst other custom features, the splash screen is accompanied by the sound of a baby crying, and the "readme" file explains how to launch a denial of service attack against Peter Provost.

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_{[since sarcasm is officially dead, i have to point out that the above post is actually a hoax.]}

[my actual opinion, since you're still reading, is that unit-testing should have been slated for all editions from the start, and (despite their excuses to the contrary) the fact it wasn't indicates some kind of fundamental misunderstanding about what test-Driven development is, and who performs it (i.e. the same developer who writes the code)]

[By 'usual sources' i mean ms-paint and expression 3.]

'James Avery' on Tue, 15 Jun 2004 15:52:32 GMT, sez:

LOL!

'Benjimawoo' on Wed, 16 Jun 2004 05:55:05 GMT, sez:

Rock on!

Apart from anything else, one of the arguments I saw for including unit testing in all editions of VS was to encourage developers to use unit testing as a matter of course - (On a rare serious note) isn't that what books, training and all that jazz are for?

'Peter Provost' on Wed, 16 Jun 2004 18:19:57 GMT, sez:

Yes Benjamin, that is what books training and all that jazz are for. But it isn't working very well. More often than not, when I walk into someplace as a consultant and ask "So tell me about your unit testing practices," they say, "huh?"

'secretGeek' on Wed, 16 Jun 2004 20:59:42 GMT, sez:

Okay Ben, although you're right about books and training, you're wrong about jazz. Jazz is for seducing women, nothing more, nothing less.

my newest theory about why unit testing is only in the Team edition:

MS doesn't want to compete directly with NUnit et al, because their offerings won't be mature enough. But they will side step the fight:

By creating a Team-integrated version, they will be defining a new product category, and will therefore be the sole leader in this 'team-integrated unit testing for .net' category.

Much like how they gazzumped lotus-123 by releasing excel-for-windows: it wasn't the best spreadsheet at the time //but it was the best **for windows** //.

hence they eventually won the majority.
Thanks for dropping by Peter -- i hope you know that the picture above isn't saying that you are a whinger -- just that MS might feel that way for now.


cheers
lb

'Benjimawoo' on Thu, 17 Jun 2004 07:52:41 GMT, sez:

Good point, well made. Only time will tell, I guess.

I'm still a bit cynical of the theory that including the tools will encourage the practice. Maybe that's just me, though.

Never had any success with Jazz. I find Vodka works better ;-)

'Benjimawoo' on Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:01:09 GMT, sez:

PS - I guess if they included Unit Testing with all editions of VS, they woldn't be able to play the 'team-integrated unit testing for .net' card, they would just have a slightly inferior (possibly), but well integrated unit testing utility.

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