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Rob Darby

Sorry but I have to disagree. A large point of TDD is to allow for this. You write a test that describes the functionality that you want, then write the implementation. After you can refactor, change, rewrite the implementation as much as you want and the test it still valid. If you need to change the functionality then this can be done be first updating the tests.

If you work in an agile environment as you suggested you should be creating small, potentially shippable products. So once you have implemented something, it shouldn't be changing too much especially before you release, as it will have been agreed before brought into sprint.

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Ghost

I don't understand the benefit of doing the tests first, the important thing is to test everything possible, doing the test first is very weird to me; I think that it depends of how you solve a problem, your mental frame it may work for you but to force it to everyone I think is a mistake. Is like forcin to make a drawing when you take notes or to make a mind map, do it if it helps but force someone who doesn't is just cumbersome. And agile is not always best or even possible.