Data-driven testing

[Aahz]

In article <b86bqd$iu4$1 at news.hananet.net>,
Changjune Kim <juneaftn at REMOVETHIShanmail.net> wrote:
>"Aahz" <aahz at pythoncraft.com> wrote in message
>news:b867d7$f53$1 at panix2.panix.com...
>>
>> While writing it, it occurred to me that I *ought* to be using unit
>> tests to make sure that it was working correctly, but two things stopped
>> me.  Secondly, I was in a hurry.
>
>On the second:
>
>KentBeck : "If you write automated tests, you'll get more done every day."
>Johnny : "But we have too much to do. We don't have time to write tests."
>KentBeck : "No, no. You didn't understand. You'll get _more_ done, not
>less."
>Johnny : "Yes, but we don't have time for testing."

Yes, I know; I didn't realize this would be a "program" rather than a
"script" until I started writing it...

Which brings up the question: do the unit-testers here write tests for
throwaway scripts?
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