[Shootout-list] Many tests cheat

[Bengt Kleberg]

skaller wrote:
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> At present it seems to me the feeling is that functional
> tests would be better than 'do it the same way' tests
> but are harder to achieve, and so the same way tests
> should stand at the moment. This seems reasonable.
> Anyone dispute that is a fair assessment of the current mood?

that is an accurate description of my opinion.

if we take it one step further i think it would be a good thing to have 
as much as possible of ''the same thing'' in each and every test. ie, 
only use ''the same way'' on the parts of the test where ''the same 
thing'' does not work.


bengt, who still send this both to the list and as private email. please 
let me know when private email is no longer wanted.