note leriksen I think it was Knuth who said "Every software problem can be solved with more, or less, abstraction. Experience tells use which direction is correct."<br><i> (if it wasnt Knuth, I'm sure a wiser monk will correct me oh so gently....)</i> <p> Perhaps for TDD a corollary is <br>"Every failed test requires a change to the test, or to the code. Knowledge of the requirements tell us which choice is correct."<p>For some reason I have an overwhelming desire to say these with a chinese accent, and finish them with ", grasshopper" <!-- Node text goes above. Div tags should contain sig only --> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-189168"> <p><i>...reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled. - R P Feynmann </i></p> </div></div> 496867 496867