The author made one slight mistake: he wrote "there is a tendency to mindlessly modify code" instead of "I have a tendency to mindlessly modify code".
Also, it's not like this we haven't seen this kind of behavior decades before the invention of TDD.
This is just another example of a craftsman blaming his tools. TDD is not a silver bullet, but no method or tool can serve as an excuse for mindlessly poking around until it works. This isn't limited to programming either.
Also, it's not like this we haven't seen this kind of behavior decades before the invention of TDD.
This is just another example of a craftsman blaming his tools. TDD is not a silver bullet, but no method or tool can serve as an excuse for mindlessly poking around until it works. This isn't limited to programming either.