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You are essentially advocating that reporters write a test script with each bug filed. During the process, of course, this makes sense, but it may not work righ
by kylemaxwell 12y ago
You are essentially advocating that reporters write a test script with each bug filed. During the process, of course, this makes sense, but it may not work right away because coming up with a solid repro can be a challenge. And not all users of all projects will be coders able to write test scripts. OTOH that is a fine job for a somebody taking on the role of triage / "gardener".
- allendoerfer 12y agoI think rails users, who are able to find a bug in rails are also able to write a test for it. A GUI system, which allows you to make the system do the stuff which causes the bug and records the steps would be great, but i fear most software is to complex and special to come up with a useful system.
- kylemaxwell 12y agoFor Rails, sure - but most FLOSS projects are not like that.
- jscn 12y agoTests generated by GUI systems are extremely fragile and you wouldn't them hanging around your codebase. OTOH, often a video recording is a great way to demonstrate a bug without having to (be able to) write an automated test, and pretty easy for even a non-technical user to produce.