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		enraged_camel on May 9, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The tragedy of 100% code coverage (2016) Exactly. It's like testing a newly built bridge by crossing it a hundred times with a bike. Sure, you "covered" it, but you sure as hell did not test it.

ioquatix on May 11, 2017 | [–]

If you write unit tests like this, it's your own fault when the bridge collapses from driving a car over it.

hashmp on May 9, 2017 | [–]

Brilliant analogy.

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