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And since it's impossible to have error-free code, and tests are code, therefore it is impossible to have error-free test code. Should there be tests for the t
by chris_mahan 13y ago
And since it's impossible to have error-free code, and tests are code, therefore it is impossible to have error-free test code.
Should there be tests for the tests? And tests for those tests?
(Ohhh I see where you're going...)
- InclinedPlane 13y agoTurtles all the way down, right? The point being that ultimately you need to have processes other than automated tests to ensure code, product, and test quality. Otherwise you're just shifting the problem around. Bad tests can be just as hazardous as bad code, if not more so, since they can easily waste lots of development resources which could have been used more productively.
- chris_mahan 13y agoWhich is why I would rather spend time designing on paper than on the computer, and enter into the computer what I know to be logically correct.