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Software development topics I've changed my mind on

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873 points belter | 3 comments | 05 Feb 25 09:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.411s | source
1. alexfromapex ◴[05 Feb 25 13:34 UTC] No.42948238[source]▶
> Code coverage has absolutely nothing to do with code quality

Ehhh..lots of nuance to this one

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2. jonhohle ◴[05 Feb 25 14:00 UTC] No.42948575[source]▶
And the inverse is almost always true: lack of code coverage is a strong indicator of lack of both code quality and developer experience.
3. commandlinefan ◴[05 Feb 25 21:39 UTC] No.42955568[source]▶
You can achieve 100% code coverage and always have passing tests as long as you don't add any assertions.