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beefeater
2734 days ago
If you need to make sure every condition is handled, write a test for every condition.
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lmm
2734 days ago
Why? That's both more work and more error-prone than just using a language that will ensure it.
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lgunsch
2733 days ago
If every condition is important to the business, as is implied in this case, it would be very valuable to have tests to cover them.
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lmm
2733 days ago
The business wants to know all conditions are handled appropriately, to a certain level of confidence. Tests are one way of achieving this but by no means the only way.
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