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Re:Ask HN: Why the Linux Kernel doesn't have unit tests? by gregors on Friday November 25, 2022 @10:27AM (#33743204)
I really don't understand how strong typing does anything related to testing behavior. I keep seeing this statement and it makes me believe maybe these devs idea of testing behavior are testing nulls or maybe trying to pass in hashes with missing keys. What a waste of time.

If you don't have tests, all that means is you or somebody else is testing it manually.

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Re:Ask HN: Why the Linux Kernel doesn't have unit tests? by IgorPartola on Friday November 25, 2022 @12:01PM (#33744375)
I equate the two as popular HN religions, not as substitutes for each other. TDD is on its way out as a religion. Strong typing in dynamic languages is gaining popularity.
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