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Validation of new fonts is handled by Windows rather than Paint, I don't see why a new font that meets the criteria set out for Windows would cause any massive
by ZenoArrow 10y ago
Validation of new fonts is handled by Windows rather than Paint, I don't see why a new font that meets the criteria set out for Windows would cause any massive test burden for Paint.
- Retric 10y agoYou're suggestion is to not test a massive chunk of functionality. That may be reasonable choice, but it's a long way from total test coverage.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoYou target the functionality that resides the application, and its integration with other software. However, you don't need to test Windows functionality, that's for Windows developers to do. 'Total test coverage' is about testing the application under test, not every component of the OS it builds upon.
- ktRolster 10y agoUsers don't care if a bug is due to your code or the code in a library you depend on. It's up to you to make sure things work either way.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoIf you find bugs in 3rd party components whilst testing, of course you try and do something about it. The point is, at some point you have to trust that the components you're working with are relatively bug-free otherwise every application will end up testing all the features of the OS it sits upon. Do you really expect developers to run a full test suite for Windows every time they develop a painting application? Note that I'm talking about actively looking for bugs, not the bugs that are apparent from some happy path testing.