Great response. :) I don't actually see anything there to disagree with. Maybe we have a difference of ... perspective? style? ... on some points, but no actual disagreement. I rather think the two rants are quite complementary. Thanks!
My pleasure. Actually, someone a few seconds ago posted "Keep trying" with respect to my trying to keep it small and then I guess thought better of it and deleted the post. I'm a little sad about that because I really think it was completely on the ball. This stuff is so subtle and it's super hard say something that has any meaning without burning though a ton of trees. But the downside is that it requires a lot of effort to follow the discussion. I think there is a simple message in there somewhere, but I've yet to find a way to express it.
But I agree completely on the issue of style. I think it really comes down to that. Conflicting styles is one of the hardest things to combat on a team and you often end up with some bizarre hybrid that doesn't work at all.
That person might have been banned, deservedly so. If you want to enjoy the internet you either lurk, or you learn to ignore the haters.
FWIW I liked to read you post. Especially your point about balancing cohesion vs unit testing, as this is something that the TDD evangelists never bother to mention.
