>So imagine my surprise when I showed up at my first day on the job at a startup and found no tests at all.
In my experience, this is the norm, not the exception. Especially in certain areas like 'web development'. Everybody talks about tests and nods sagely in their direction--but I've rarely encountered some kind of meaningful test harness.
In my experience, this is the norm, not the exception. Especially in certain areas like 'web development'. Everybody talks about tests and nods sagely in their direction--but I've rarely encountered some kind of meaningful test harness.