PuppyKhan

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   by PuppyKhan 4y ago

   Had a FAANG interview where the interviewer said I was wrong... about a topic I was teaching the Graduate course on that topic at that very semester. Realized I needed to dumb down my answer to freshmen undergrad level intro class level, re
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   by PuppyKhan 4y ago

   I'm on the cusp of 50, taught myself programming 1980ish or so. Went to college after already working in the industry. Actually switched across various industries: finance, journalism, defense, real estate. I also teach college, am a k
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   by PuppyKhan 4y ago

   I wrote the perfect article for your friends: "The Case Against Unit Tests" https://medium.com/avenue-8/the-case-against-unit-tests-b423... They have their use, but they have many shortcomings.
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   by PuppyKhan 4y ago

   I didn't go into detail as to why we needed to take over the project, but that was definitely part of it
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   by PuppyKhan 4y ago

   If the tests are not accurate, then how do you accomplish any of the other points you are trying to make? The same manager I mention before getting promoted, we were tasked with taking over another existing project where every test was inac
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   by PuppyKhan 4y ago

   The more complex the data and the more complex the test code, the harder it is to have a clear reliable unit test. How do you ensure the tests themselves are accurate? Adding test cases as you encounter errors from newly revealed edge cases
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   The Case Against Unit Tests(medium.com)

   1 points by PuppyKhan 4y ago|6 comments