A Test That Cannot Fail Is Decoration: Gating Model-Drafted Characterization Tests
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Most refactors do not break because tests are missing. They break because the tests pin the wrong surface. Model-drafted tests make this worse, not better: they are fast, plausible, and confident about internals. My rule for messy repos is simple. Draft many candidate tests. Admit only three-gate s…
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- 2026-10-17 14:06 · DEV Community — AI
A Test That Cannot Fail Is Decoration: Gating Model-Drafted Characterization Tests