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Re: Tests are a binary issue (Score:2)

by dws (341) on 2006.04.23 11:49 (#47349) Homepage Journal

An implied question when I do a test run is "Did I screw up something fundamental, or just some edge case?" Numbers help me get that answer.

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- Re: Tests are a binary issue (Score:2)
  
  by petdance (2468)
  
  You get the numbers. You just don't get the percentages.
  There's no difference between blowing 3 tests out of 100, or 3 out of 10,000. So 97% is no worse than 99.97%.
  
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  - Re: Tests are a binary issue (Score:2)
    
    by dws (341)
    
    As an alternative, how about replacing the percentages with some pithy text?
    
    "You missed one."
    "A pair slipped by."
    "You've got a few problems."
    "Uh, oh. Not good."
    "Hands up, and back away from that keyboard."
    - Re: Tests are a binary issue (Score:1)
      
      by Aristotle (5147)
      
      Maybe if Coy [cpan.org] is loaded?

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