Bookmarks tagged “testing”

23 bookmarks tagged “testing”

You can't unit test for taste

You can't unit test for taste

· dev.karltryggvason.com

I’m building In the Long Run where runners do virtual runs on famous routes around the world. The app tallies up your Strava mileage and plots your total distance as progress against country- or continent-spanning routes. The intention is to provide long-term inspiration and moti

Lessons From 9 More Years of Tricky Bugs

Lessons From 9 More Years of Tricky Bugs

· henrikwarne.com

Since 2002, I have been keeping track of all the tricky bugs I have come across. Nine years ago, I wrote a blog post with the lessons learned from the bugs up till then. Now I have reviewed all the…

Monitoring Check Smells | Benji's Blog -

Monitoring Check Smells | Benji's Blog -

· benjiweber.co.uk

I have become increasingly convinced that there is little difference between monitoring and testing. Often we can run our automated tests against a production system with only a little effort. We are used to listening to our automated tests for feedback about our software in the

Are Test Coverage Metrics Overrated?

Are Test Coverage Metrics Overrated?

· thoughtworks.com

I know a certain developer whose level of anxiety rises to disproportionate levels when his test coverage report returns a less-than-100% coverage. Whenever this happens, he will fiddle with his tests until he achieves the glorious 100% statistic - after which he will have earned