Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 2 years agofuck the testslemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1847arrow-down111
arrow-up1836arrow-down1imagefuck the testslemmy.dbzer0.comAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square45linkfedilink
minus-squareRagingRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up39·2 years agoTests are just booby traps for the other engineers so they don’t break your code by mistake.
minus-squareDacoTaco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoIts funny cause its true. I often design tests to be “if a case/enum value is added this test will explode and tell them to add code here”
minus-squaresilasmariner@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoThis is why I like strong type systems with exhaustivity checks
minus-squareDacoTaco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years agoSaaaaame. But sometimes even strongly typed stuff wont break on compilation time
Tests are just booby traps for the other engineers so they don’t break your code by mistake.
Its funny cause its true. I often design tests to be “if a case/enum value is added this test will explode and tell them to add code here”
This is why I like strong type systems with exhaustivity checks
Saaaaame. But sometimes even strongly typed stuff wont break on compilation time
'spose that’s true enough