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On Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 08:26:18AM -0700, Florian Ragwitz via RT wrote: > On Sun Sep 05 12:48:50 2010, sprout@cpan.org wrote: > > OK, I’ve changed it. That was copied and pasted from elsewhere. But > > doesn’t it make it less likely that we’ll catch buggy interactions > > between features if we try to keep the tests too standardised? > > Yes, possibly. I've asked that question on irc, and the answer I got > from our pumpkin was "Don::t", which I relayed to you. I'm not entirely > what the reasoning behind it was. Irrespective of this particular instance, the good Father does bring up an interesting philosophical question. Do we prefer to have our tests standardised, homogenised and unified, which eases the testing process in many important ways, or do we prefer a hodge-podge of differing styles, a mélange of features, which could improve the test coverage and, as mentioned, might catch more buggy interactions? Historically we've leant towards the former, although the passage of time and individual preference has also pushed us somewhat towards the latter. I also tend to lean towards the standardised approach, feeling that I really should be able to understand the interactions, and program the ones I want, rather than relying on luck to find them for me, but I also think this says rather more about my (lack of) skill as an exploratory tester then I would really like it to. -- Paul Johnson - paul@pjcj.net http://www.pjcj.netThread Previous | Thread Next