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testing

When writing tests, i do not optimize for code coverage

Nov 29, 2025

Opinion, Practice

code coverage, programming, software metrics, software-engineering, testing

Why I do not put a lot of emphasis on code coverage metrics.
Dogfooding: See something, say something

Dec 28, 2023

Opinion, Practice

dogfood, product, software, team, testing

An acknowledgment that filing bugs on your team’s work takes courage.
Per-test Code Coverage

Jan 9, 2022

Research

automation, java, software-development, tdd, testing

Insights into software test execution from an elaborate form of code coverage, an otherwise much reviled software metric.