# Error in OpenMRS Dependancy Installer

**URL:** <https://talk.openmrs.org/t/error-in-openmrs-dependancy-installer/22293>\
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**Created:** [March 12, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/error-in-openmrs-dependancy-installer/22293 "2019-03-12T16:40:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/dkayiwa/32/179_2.png) [@dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dkayiwa)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/error-in-openmrs-dependancy-installer/22293/2 "2019-03-12T22:41:08Z")

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It was agreed upon to drop that plugin because it promotes the bad practice of writing a method first and its test later.

Best practice is to do test-driven development, where you write the _test_ first, and then you write the code that will make it pass.

> [@rethink unit test style to remove duplication](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/rethink-unit-test-style-to-remove-duplication/10200/18):
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> I object to the test generator plugin, and think we should drop it. My reason is that the plugin promotes the bad practice of writing a method first and its test later. Best practice is to do test-driven development, where you write the test first, and then you write the code that will make it pass.

Did you take a look at this? [https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/OpenMRS+SDK](https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/OpenMRS+SDK)

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