Re: Git in Outreachy December 2019?

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sep 28, 2019, 04:01 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq7e5tkr28.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20190924005529.GA8354@dcvr>

Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> writes:

> C is fine for unit tests, and maybe we can use more unit tests
> and less integration tests.

Nicely put. I often find it somewhat disturbing that what some of the t/helper/ tests are trying to exercise is at too low a level that the distance from the real-world observable effect is too many hops detached. For unit tests (of an API, for example), that is exactly what we want. For a test of an entire command, it feels like scratching foot from outside while still wearing a shoe.

> I hope to find time to hack some more batch/eval-friendly stuff
> that can make scripting git more performant; but no idea on my
> availability :<