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Delete tests

(andre.arko.net)
125 points mooreds | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.231s | source
1. huflungdung ◴[] No.45072961[source]
Contrarian blog post trying to challenge the status quo without understanding the implications in order to look like a visionary.

I say this in interviews just to look smart. And people think it’s revolutionary. Everyone loves an outspoken opposition -what do they know, where did they get this knowledge?!

Only a couple have ever pushed back and those that do are the companies that I want to work with.

A wild example, let’s delete a test that ensures a heart pump works at the correct duty cycle given its parameters. Now someone comes along and redefines milliseconds to microseconds for some unrelated component. The tests are all fine. Patient now has a 60000 bpm heart rate.

Stupid idea.