#testing

4 items tagged #testing.

GUIDE 2026-04-05

TDD with aider: writing the test first and letting the model fill in the implementation

Aider's edit format is well-suited to test-driven development. Write the failing test, ask aider to make it pass, review the diff. The structure produces better code than letting aider write both.

Owner · 5 min #aider #tdd

BLOG 2026-03-26

The hidden cost of AI-generated tests that pass

AI tools are good at writing tests. They're less good at writing tests that test the right thing. The difference matters more than test coverage suggests.

Owner · 6 min #testing #quality

BLOG 2026-03-25

Why I still write tests by hand even when AI could write them faster

AI generates plausible tests fast. The plausibility is the problem. Tests are a specification, and outsourcing the specification removes the most valuable thing tests do.

Editor · 5 min #testing #opinion

GUIDE 2026-01-27

Cursor for writing Cypress tests in a monorepo: scoping context for E2E

End-to-end tests have unique context needs. Cursor's defaults don't capture them. Here's the configuration that produces good Cypress tests.

Owner · 4 min #cursor #cypress