From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 04:01:03 GMT
Subject: Re: Git in Outreachy December 2019?
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 :<