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In this situation, you can macro-manage. Suggest to the junior that they test for the given edge case. Let them figure out how to write the test on their own.
by lostdog 2y ago
In this situation, you can macro-manage.
Suggest to the junior that they test for the given edge case. Let them figure out how to write the test on their own. If they push back on doing the testing, then back off and let them deal with a prod failure.
It's good to help people when they didn't notice something key, and on their first time experiencing something. The bad thing is to repeatedly help them on the same thing they should have learned the last time it came up.
- tbrownaw 2y agoIf the app is anything actually important, I'd think there should be standards around testing. Which given the scenario, would have to either be inadequate or not have been communicated properly to the newbie (or they were communicated effectively and aren't being followed, which would be a different kind of issue).