{ "uuid": [ { "value": "fb2d9615-f4f9-4d4a-b15d-d9345e2bd98a" } ], "langcode": [ { "value": "en" } ], "type": [ { "target_id": "daily_email", "target_type": "node_type", "target_uuid": "8bde1f2f-eef9-4f2d-ae9c-96921f8193d7" } ], "revision_timestamp": [ { "value": "2025-04-21T01:21:46+00:00" } ], "revision_uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "revision_log": [], "status": [ { "value": true } ], "uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "title": [ { "value": "The best solution is the one that gets the tests to pass\n" } ], "created": [ { "value": "2023-10-04T00:00:00+00:00" } ], "changed": [ { "value": "2025-04-21T01:21:46+00:00" } ], "promote": [ { "value": false } ], "sticky": [ { "value": false } ], "default_langcode": [ { "value": true } ], "revision_translation_affected": [ { "value": true } ], "path": [ { "alias": "\/daily\/2023\/10\/04\/the-best-solution-is-the-one-that-gets-the-tests-to-pass", "langcode": "en" } ], "body": [ { "value": "\n

As I said yesterday, there is no perfect solution or approach for every situation.<\/p>\n\n

However, when doing test-driven development, there is a best solution.<\/p>\n\n

The simplest thing that gets a failing test to pass.<\/p>\n\n

Whether it's hard-coding a return value or putting the initial logic in a Controller, that's the objective.<\/p>\n\n

Once the test is passing, you can refactor the code or continue writing tests, which will each have their own best solution.<\/p>\n\n ", "format": "full_html", "processed": "\n

As I said yesterday, there is no perfect solution or approach for every situation.<\/p>\n\n

However, when doing test-driven development, there is a best solution.<\/p>\n\n

The simplest thing that gets a failing test to pass.<\/p>\n\n

Whether it's hard-coding a return value or putting the initial logic in a Controller, that's the objective.<\/p>\n\n

Once the test is passing, you can refactor the code or continue writing tests, which will each have their own best solution.<\/p>\n\n ", "summary": null } ], "feeds_item": [ { "imported": "2025-04-21T01:21:46+00:00", "guid": null, "hash": "f999f40729d1c4017022ac0e4fd81a1d", "target_type": "feeds_feed", "target_uuid": "90c85284-7ca8-4074-9178-97ff8384fe76" } ] }