Re:C++ Dev Ecosystem 2021
by Jtsummers on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:45PM
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> They only test for bugs that are incredibly unlikely to happen.
Well, that might be the problem. Testing "for bugs" isn't a terribly helpful activity. Testing for behavior is much more helpful, and unit tests can definitely be applied to that aspect of the system. Of course, it requires you to properly decompose the system into subsystems (modules) with loose coupling that can be individually (or in small sets) loaded into test harnesses for testing.
Well, that might be the problem. Testing "for bugs" isn't a terribly helpful activity. Testing for behavior is much more helpful, and unit tests can definitely be applied to that aspect of the system. Of course, it requires you to properly decompose the system into subsystems (modules) with loose coupling that can be individually (or in small sets) loaded into test harnesses for testing.