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0 pointslocknitpicker24d ago0 comments

> I have never worked on a project with any kind of meaningful test coverage

That says more about you and the care you put into quality assurance than anything else, really.

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Have you ever worked at a place where you were put on an existing codebase, and that code has no tests? Have you ever worked at a place where, when you try to fix that, management tells you that they don't have the time to do so, they have to crank out new features?

Is ipsento606 working at such a place? I don't know, and neither do you. Why do you jump to the conclusion that it's their personal failing?

locknitpickerOP22d ago

> Have you ever worked at a place where you were put on an existing codebase, and that code has no tests?

Yes.

Then I added tests. Now the codebase has tests.

Funny how that works.

> Have you ever worked at a place where, when you try to fix that, management tells you that they don't have the time to do so, they have to crank out new features?

Yes.

I then added tests that covered my features. Now the project has tests.

Funny how that works.

ipsento60624d ago

Presumably you mean me, and every current and former team-member I've ever had? If so, you're talking about hundreds of engineers.

locknitpickerOP22d ago

> Presumably you mean me, and every current and former team-member I've ever had?

Yes, I mean you.

You don't need hundreds of engineers to have a test suite with meaningful coverage. You need yourself and willingness to do the job.

Just adding happy path tests can get you significant coverage. Why did you failed to do this?

Blaming others for the problems you created and help create is not helpful. You can post PRs, can't you?

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AnimalMuppet24d ago

Is ipsento606 working at such a place? I don't know, and neither do you. Why do you jump to the conclusion that it's their personal failing?

locknitpickerOP22d ago

> Have you ever worked at a place where you were put on an existing codebase, and that code has no tests?

Yes.

Then I added tests. Now the codebase has tests.

Funny how that works.

> Have you ever worked at a place where, when you try to fix that, management tells you that they don't have the time to do so, they have to crank out new features?

Yes.

I then added tests that covered my features. Now the project has tests.

Funny how that works.

ipsento60624d ago

Presumably you mean me, and every current and former team-member I've ever had? If so, you're talking about hundreds of engineers.

locknitpickerOP22d ago

> Presumably you mean me, and every current and former team-member I've ever had?

Yes, I mean you.

You don't need hundreds of engineers to have a test suite with meaningful coverage. You need yourself and willingness to do the job.

Just adding happy path tests can get you significant coverage. Why did you failed to do this?

Blaming others for the problems you created and help create is not helpful. You can post PRs, can't you?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse