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Why engineers don't test code

by dakshgupta on 12/22/24, 11:30 PM with 2 comments

• by BobbyTables2 on 12/23/24, 2:11 AM

  Engineers that don’t test their own code have massively excessive confidence in both themselves and their QA team.

  It’s okay, neither really has to test though. There is a group that will never fail to catch issues… They are inherently so skilled they need no training for such.

  They are known as “former customers.”

• by codingdave on 12/23/24, 12:07 AM

  But engineers do test their code for the most part. And some enjoy it. And QA teams also test. If you've got a product that makers it easier, do a 'Show HN'. Because I wasn't even one paragraph in before I scrolled down to confirm, "Yup, this is an ad."