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by pka 2928 days ago
> In order to scale, Ruby applications need very high coverage.

Exactly, this is the "at enormous cost" bit I hinted at.
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akshatpradhan 2928 days ago
>Coverage is a measure used to describe the degree to which the source code of a program is executed when a particular test suite runs. A program with high test coverage, measured as a percentage, has had more of its source code executed during testing, which suggests it has a lower chance of containing undetected software bugs compared to a program with low test coverage.

In case folks are wondering about what we mean by coverage...

PS. Love Rails.

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mplewis 2928 days ago
Writing comprehensive tests isn't an "enormous cost."
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elialbert 2928 days ago
Having high test coverage (especially in dynamic languages) has been industry standard for years. I haven't worked at a place that accepts poorly covered PRs in a very long time.
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akshatpradhan 2928 days ago
>Coverage is a measure used to describe the degree to which the source code of a program is executed when a particular test suite runs. A program with high test coverage, measured as a percentage, has had more of its source code executed during testing, which suggests it has a lower chance of containing undetected software bugs compared to a program with low test coverage.

In case folks are wondering about what we mean by coverage...

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akshatpradhan 2927 days ago
Double Pasta, now that’s embarrassing.
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