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Tests won't tell you if your code works
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pubDate: 2023-06-29
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permalink: >-
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daily/2023/06/29/tests-wont-tell-you-if-your-code-works
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tags:
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- automated-testing
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- test-driven-development
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Having a passing test suite or CI pipeline doesn't tell you if your appliction works.
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There could be scenarios or edge-cases that aren't covered within the test suite and contain bugs, but aren't covered by the test suite.
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There could be untested code that isn't covered at all.
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A passing test suite proves that the tests that have been written so far pass and that there are no regressions introduced by the latest change.
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## Here's the thing
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Instead of telling you that your application works by passing, the test suite tells you something is broken when it fails.
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If a previously-passing test is failing, the application is broken and should not be deployed - not that the application is working if the tests don't fail.
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