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minus-squareDontTakeMySky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoCode comments for "why"s that persist. Commits for why’s that are temporary. If you need to run X before Y, add a comment. If you added X before why because it was easier, leave it in a commit
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months ago If you need to run X before Y… Add a test that asserts that.
minus-squareDontTakeMySky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoWith a comment on the test detailing why it matters so people don’t just assume the test is out of date when it fails. And ideally test the underlying result of x before y, not the fact that x is called before y. And while we’re at it, assert in Y that X has been called, and again comment the reason for the preconditions.
Code comments for "why"s that persist. Commits for why’s that are temporary.
If you need to run X before Y, add a comment. If you added X before why because it was easier, leave it in a commit
Add a test that asserts that.
With a comment on the test detailing why it matters so people don’t just assume the test is out of date when it fails.
And ideally test the underlying result of x before y, not the fact that x is called before y.
And while we’re at it, assert in Y that X has been called, and again comment the reason for the preconditions.