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> It’s relatively easy to write a failing test and it massively cuts down the work related to moderating issues. Relative to what? Learning someone else's code
by seneca 2y ago
> It’s relatively easy to write a failing test and it massively cuts down the work related to moderating issues.
Relative to what? Learning someone else's code base well enough to write a useful test is not trivial.
It's not a bad method, but the vast majority of users won't be capable of writing a test that encapsulates their issue.
- chucksmash 2y agoIn the case of this tool, adding a failing test case looks trivial if you've got the URL of a page it fails on. Provided the maintainer is willing to provide some minimal guidance to issue reporters who lack the necessary know-how, it even seems like a clever back door way of helping people learn to contribute to open source.