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Ephemeral Testing: Short-Lived Code Experiments
Original: Ephemeral Testing
Daniel Lemire argues in a new blog post for 'ephemeral testing' — writing throwaway tests meant to validate code once, rather than maintaining a permanent test suite. The piece has drawn attention on Hacker News, where readers are debating whether disposable tests offer a practical middle ground between skipping tests and full long-term coverage, especially for research code and quick prototypes.
Why now: It challenges the common assumption that all tests should be permanent, prompting debate about testing practices.
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- Ephemeral Testing · ibobev · 38
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