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Re:Students are failing AP tests because the College Board c... by n_e on Thursday May 21, 2020 @02:34PM (#23262836)
> Missing HEIC support (and Apple support in general) is not an issue of quality; it's an issue of "knowing your customers".

The test portal "not responding" when receiving an unexpected file format is a quality issue. Not making it clear to the user that the upload has failed before it is too late is another quality issue.

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Re:Students are failing AP tests because the College Board c... by generationP on Thursday May 21, 2020 @03:07PM (#23263423)
You're right about that; I missed it. It should be transparent about invalid input, and this indeed is a non-brainer to include in a test suite or QA process.
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