For prototyping and testing stuff I would say yes, tests slow you down. For real development it's the contrary. They might slow you down at points, though in the big scheme of things it will make you work faster and safer.
A point that is often brought up in testing, and fits quite well this thread, is that, it slows you down a bit. And slowing down makes us think a bit more, preventing fast and hacky solutions just to get it done. Though it's a bit controversial this
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For prototyping and testing stuff I would say yes, tests slow you down. For real development it's the contrary. They might slow you down at points, though in the big scheme of things it will make you work faster and safer.
A point that is often brought up in testing, and fits quite well this thread, is that, it slows you down a bit. And slowing down makes us think a bit more, preventing fast and hacky solutions just to get it done. Though it's a bit controversial this