To Test or Not to Test?
OK, I'll stop with the silly Shakespearean silliness.
Why do we test
everything?
I'm talking about one line of code like this:
Before
WHERE line_of_business IN ( 'XYZ', 'ABC' )
After
WHERE line_of_business IN ( 'XYZ', 'ABC', '123' )
(this was the cause of my
first screwup)
I added an extra filter on the IN list. Does that really require the complete testing of the entire (say 8 hour) process?
I've been in IT for 5+ years now and I understand the importance of testing, but this seems a tad ridiculous to me.
Is there a better way? Unit testing performed by another developer? Visual inspection by the DBA or group of peers?
