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Testing is not about how you test, what you test or even catching bugs. It’s primarily about giving confidence to engineers and teams, even if it’s made up.
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so what you're saying is that testing is a placebo for team confidence
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That is exactly what it is.
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It’s also more than that right? It does catch legitimate breaking changes not caught by the type checker.
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Quality assurance theater?
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I think they’re a tool for team confidence, not a placebo.
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