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AI Coding Assistants Write Tests That Pass, Not Tests That Catch Bugs

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TL;DR — AI coding assistants generate tests by reading the implementation, so the tests inherit the implementation's blind spots instead of checking against the intended behavior. This produces high coverage numbers with low bug-catching power. The fix is decoupling test generation from implementat…

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  1. 2026-10-29 13:16 · DEV Community — AI
    AI Coding Assistants Write Tests That Pass, Not Tests That Catch Bugs

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