Countering the Damage of Well-intentioned Misinformation
Following are some thoughts I recently had about cargo cult and Brandolini’s Law in software development.
myths and misconceptions
The Myth of the Inverted Test Pyramid
Every time I see someone advocating for inverting the test pyramid, or testing everything with slower, more flaky higher level tests, it’s well intended but ...
Git Myth: “git fetch just downloads meta-data”
This is a misconception that I’ve seen or heard many times, sometimes almost in those exact words.