Re: Test code is worth the space

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:23 PM, Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> wrote:
>> The value of a core regression suite that takes less time to run has
>> to be weighed against the possibility that a better core regression
>> suite might cause us to find more bugs before committing.  That could
>> easily be worth the price in runtime.
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> Or have a quickcheck you run "all the time" and then run the bigger one once
> before committing perhaps?

I favor splitting the regression tests to add "all the time" and
"before commit" targets as you describe. I think that once the
facility is there, we can determine over time how expansive that
second category gets to be.

-- 
Peter Geoghegan