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		marcosdumay 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI is forcing us to write good code LLMs don't make bad tests any less harmful. Nor they write good tests for the stuff people mostly can't write good tests for.

zahlman 4 months ago [–]

Okay, but is aiming for 100% coverage really why the bad tests are bad?

jeltz 4 months ago | | [–]

In most cases I have seen bad tests, yes.

marcosdumay 4 months ago | | [–]

Aiming for 100% coverage is almost certain to cause bad tests, yes.

But not all bad tests come from a goal of 100% coverage.

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