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Re:Unified versus Split Diff by zmj on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @10:54AM (#38000039)
> the tests always pass

> it happens often that, even if the changes looks reasonable they are wrong

I’m having trouble reconciling these two statements.

When I review code, I’m rarely looking for bugs. Instead I’m looking for tests that would catch those bugs.

Re:Unified versus Split Diff by thfuran on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @03:19PM (#38003947)
Do you have tests that verify that an abstraction hasn't sprung a leak?