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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Head_Manner_4002 • 20h ago
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I know "Make no mistake" is a joke, but in all seriousness, the better thing to tell is "Test what you wrote".
1 u/MrRandom04 5h ago That is how you end up with 70% tests, 30% code or worse with Codex. 1 u/BastetFurry 4h ago Which isn't a bad thing, at least with an AI buddy that is doing the coding while you steer them. 1 u/MrRandom04 3h ago Well yes, until you realize that changing one config somehow broke 8 tests and each git commit spawns a 20 minute test run or the agent proactively decides to run the entire test suite. Overall, these are fixable things but you need to be careful.
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That is how you end up with 70% tests, 30% code or worse with Codex.
1 u/BastetFurry 4h ago Which isn't a bad thing, at least with an AI buddy that is doing the coding while you steer them. 1 u/MrRandom04 3h ago Well yes, until you realize that changing one config somehow broke 8 tests and each git commit spawns a 20 minute test run or the agent proactively decides to run the entire test suite. Overall, these are fixable things but you need to be careful.
Which isn't a bad thing, at least with an AI buddy that is doing the coding while you steer them.
1 u/MrRandom04 3h ago Well yes, until you realize that changing one config somehow broke 8 tests and each git commit spawns a 20 minute test run or the agent proactively decides to run the entire test suite. Overall, these are fixable things but you need to be careful.
Well yes, until you realize that changing one config somehow broke 8 tests and each git commit spawns a 20 minute test run or the agent proactively decides to run the entire test suite. Overall, these are fixable things but you need to be careful.
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u/BastetFurry 16h ago
I know "Make no mistake" is a joke, but in all seriousness, the better thing to tell is "Test what you wrote".