The SCAM part of Integration tests | Code Walks 026

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Channel: Christopher Okhravi · 2016 · Education

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J.B Rainsberger has argued that integration tests are a scam. In another video (https://youtu.be/tbSml2iyDt4) I briefly accounted for parts of his argument but in this one I emphasise what he denotes "the scam part". Why are integration tests not just "bad", but even a "scam"?

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