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Re:Calculating the sample size required for developing a cli... by virgilp on Monday September 07, 2020 @04:23PM (#24402470)
Yes but then the tests would formally describe the requirements - i.e.they would be a de-facto implementation. Congratulations, you just coded an (indirect) solution to your problem (a solution that you postulate is correct/bug-free)
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Re:Calculating the sample size required for developing a cli... by tonyhb on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @09:42AM (#24408226)
Are you saying this like it's a bad thing?

Tests describing requirements acts as documentation, validation, and regression prevention with future refactors.

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Re:Calculating the sample size required for developing a cli... by virgilp on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:01AM (#24408424)
My beef is with the assumption that tests can fully encode the requirements - to the point where any bug would trigger a test failure. Having such a test suite is no simpler than having a perfect implementation of the requirements - i.e. it's probably only feasible, at all, in the simplest/ "didactic" cases.

Having a perfect implementation is not bad, of course. It's just not realistic.

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