Comment on Refusing TypeScript is a signal that you don't care about code quality
ck_@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year agoTests are supposed to ensure functionality, not implementation. No useful unit test has ever been made obsolete by a type system. Likewise, if your tests claim your program fulfills its functionality, the type system ads no additional information to the discussion.
Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
My point was that without a type system you need an impossible 100% code coverage, to be sure that you didn’t accidentally mess up some variable assignment or parameter somewhere, since you have nothings to easily and automatically catch those errors.
ck_@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
I understand your point, I just choose to reject it for the reasons given.
Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
I think we are actually saying the same thing though…? Tests should really only ensure functionality. It should be the language’s job to help you with obvious implementation errors (such as using a wrong value type).