What's your rule for when to write a test?

I used to aim for 100% coverage, now I test behavior at boundaries and bugs I've already seen. Less brittle, more sleep.

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Sara Ahmed · 13 likes

Hot take: testing philosophy is one of those things that sounds simple until you try it with real constraints.

Kabir Khan · 12 likes

wait until you see the invoice

my wallet felt that

Would love to see actual data on testing philosophy instead of vibes. Anyone have links

I've lived this exact meeting

Getting started with testing approaches is easier than a year ago. That part is underrated.

this. so much this

Is anyone else tired of the hype around testing philosophy, feels like every other post is about it

As someone who does this for a living, the biggest cost with testing philosophy is the stuff nobody puts in the demo.

send help

I've lived this exact meeting

We tried a new testing approach last quarter. Small stuff went well, but it got messy at scale!

Good point, didn't think of that

can you share what you changed

We ran the numbers on our testing approach. The payoff came later than expected!

I'm more of an enthusiast than a pro but testing philosophy has been fun to tinker with on weekends