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Speaking words of wisdom...Let It Be, Let It Be (lemmy.world)
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[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

What if all the tests pass?

[–] hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

If the tests don't give any insight into the functionality it is testing, they are probably not the best tests.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

If the tests pass, then everything is fine... Unless we expected the tests not to pass...then it's time to burn the codebase down and try again after a long vacation to clear our heads.

Of course, I'll usually settle for fixing the test suite after a long weekend. But in my heart, I'll know what I should have done...

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

...or you can just delete the failing tests :)

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Work smarter not harder

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Delete all the tests!