Re:Spark joy by running fewer tests
by raverbashing on Friday June 12, 2020 @06:33AM
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Well, if it's a third-party software, that's not ideal but "ok" for realistic levels of ok.
But yeah, your tests shouldn't be non-deterministic unless there's a very good reason why not (and to be honest I can't think of any)
For added resiliency, try changing the order of the tests and/or not running some tests sometimes
That being said, my obligatory test rant is "don't write micro-tests" (like "test if method returns" then "test if method returns the right value" etc) and don't set-up everything in the setup function (that is, setup only what you need).
But yeah, your tests shouldn't be non-deterministic unless there's a very good reason why not (and to be honest I can't think of any)
For added resiliency, try changing the order of the tests and/or not running some tests sometimes
That being said, my obligatory test rant is "don't write micro-tests" (like "test if method returns" then "test if method returns the right value" etc) and don't set-up everything in the setup function (that is, setup only what you need).