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Stop writing tests

🕓 2:15 PM - 2:35 PM📍 Theatre
Writing tests is one of the best ways to build confidence in releasing our software. It's so useful that many people advocate for test-driven development (TDD) where you write the tests before writing any code. So why would I suggest not writing tests at all? The tests we write now aren't good enough -- we miss things or make mistakes, so for the same reason we've automated so many other processes, it's better to let a computer do it. In this talk we will go over some ways to use formal methods like finite state machines that allow tests to be generated, rather than hand-written and how that will save you time and result in better tests and more confidence in your releases.
Ben LowryBen Lowry

It’s such a privilege to be able to run this conference and DDD Perth would love to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land in which DDD is created, presented, and shared, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.