Passing Tests Should PASS
Passing Tests Should PASS
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One must trust their test suite, else it will be ignored.
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When it fails, it should indicate a real problem.
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"Expected failures" sap that trust.
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"Oh, don't worry, that test always fails on Redhat 6.2"
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If a failure sometimes isn't really a failure, when do you know a real
failure?
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"Expected failures" make test automation impossible.
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Programs don't know "well, the test failed but it really passed"
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Joe CPAN module installer also doesn't know that.
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Get your test suite at 100% and keep it there.
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That's worth saying again.
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STAY AT 100% PASSING!
