[Numpy-discussion] ticket 788: possible blocker

[Matthieu Brucher]

2008/5/14 Matthew Brett <matthew.brett at gmail.com>:

> Hi,
>
> > Stefan, sometimes the fix really is clear and a test is like closing the
> > barn door after the horse has bolted. Sometimes it isn't even clear *how*
> to
> > test. I committed one fix and omitted a test because I couldn't think of
> > anything really reasonable. I think concentrating on unit tests is more
> > productive in the long run because we will find *new* bugs, and if done
> > right they will also cover spots where old bugs were found.
>
> I must say that I have certainly (correctly) fixed a bug, and then
> broken the code somewhere else resulting in the same effect as the
> original bug, and missed it because I didn't put in a test the first
> time.  I do agree (with everyone else I think) that it's a very good
> habit to get into to submit a test with every fix, no matter how
> obvious.
>
> Best,
>

I agree as well, what may be obvious to someone is not for someone else, and
there are many examples where I thought the code did this but in fact did
that (and I saw it regularly in my courses with some students).

Matthieu
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