# TDD: Getting out of the never-tester mindset

DevFeed: [TDD: Getting out of the never-tester mindset](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/tdd-getting-out-of-the-never-tester-mindset-28435.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://craftingtechteams.substack.com/p/tdd-getting-out-of-the-never-tester>)

Author: Denis Čahuk

Published: 2025-07-23T07:10:16Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Crafting Tech Teams](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/crafting-tech-teams.md>)

Topics: [Test-driven development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tdd.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Mocking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mocking.md>)

Tags: [coaching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coaching.md>), [gatekeeping](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gatekeeping.md>), [tdd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tdd.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

This session examines why developers and teams struggle to adopt test-driven development. It argues that testing resistance often comes from systemic blockers such as gatekeeping, fragile delivery processes, limited psychological safety, and unclear testing goals. It presents coaching questions and emphasizes that TDD cannot overcome a dysfunctional working context on its own.

## Source excerpt

Teams often lose the testing battle before it has begun due to their in-grained identity as not-testers or being in a certain camp: TDD, anti-TDD, old-school, new-age, vibe coder, etc.