How good are your tests? Would they still pass if the tested code was changed much? If so, there's probably a problem with your code, your tests, or both! Dave Aronson educated Brittany on how Mutation Testing helps reveal these cases.

How good are your tests? Would they still pass if the tested code was changed much? If so, there's probably a problem with your code, your tests, or both! Dave Aronson educated Brittany on how Mutation Testing helps reveal these cases.


Links for this episode:

Kill All Mutants Abstractions Slides
Mutation Testing
Codosaurus, LLC
Mutant Gem on Github
Mutest on Github
Heckle on Github
Dave Aronson on Twitter (@DaveAronson)
Episode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeod
Episode Introduction and Outro by Michael Springer
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