AIMartin Fowlerabout 2 hours ago
TDD in agent loop shows no clear value
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An exploratory evaluation found no clear quality difference between TDD and non-TDD workflows for AI coding agents. Opus ranked non-TDD solutions higher more often, and mutation scores showed no meaningful difference. TDD instructions worked against upfront design, leading to locally-minimal decisions and incomplete behavior.
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