I find that writing unit tests actually increases my programming speed

So I hope I’ve made clear that imposing agile methods is a very red flag.

Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

Comparing to another activity is useful if it helps you formulate questions, it's dangerous when you use it to justify answers.

I find that writing unit tests actually increases my programming speed

A pattern is an idea that has been useful in one practical context and will probably be useful in others.

One of the big dangers is to pretend that you can follow a predictable process when you can't.