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The Voice of the DBA Are We Not Testing Enough?

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Jul 01, 2010 Are We Not Testing Enough?

Recently I wrote an editorial on FizzBuzz tests, which generated quite a debate on the performance aspect of the test. My intention was to talk about minimum bar tests, finding the lowest level of programmer you were willing to accept, but it turned into a performance contest with people trying to figure out and post the fastest, and most efficient answer.

In the discussion for my editorial, Jeff Moden mentioned that when you interview for a job, you ought to write production code. You ought to write the best solution you can, and not just a simple loop. Even if it's a low bar test, you ought to treat it as a contest to produce the best code you can. I think I agree with that, but it makes me wonder.

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