71 points
Me: “Hmm… No… No the code is good, it’s the compiler that’s wrong.”
runs again
38 points
12 points
12 points
*
18 points
I often do this, but I always hit Ctrl-S before running it again. Shamefully, this probably works about 10% of the time. Does that technically count as changing nothing?
12 points
2 points
Ever work?
11 points
1 point
*
4 points
1 point
7 points
*
All the time. Causes include:
- Test depends on an external system (database, package manager)
- Race conditions
- Failing the test cleared bad state (test expects test data not to be in the system and clears it when it exits)
- Failing test set up unknown prerequisite (Build 2 tests depends on changes in Build 1 but build system built them out of order)
- External forces messing with the test runner (test machine going to sleep or running out of resources)
We call those “flaky tests” and only fail a build if a given test cannot pass after 2 retries. (We also flag the test runs for manual review)
112 points
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And the worst part is when it actually does and you have no fucking idea what went wrong before.
30 points
8 points
3 points
5 points
Sponsored by QA gang. Gotta make sure it’s a 5/5 issue and not just a frequent issue
