Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> On 6/26/13 12:17 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> (I like to
>> point at mysql's regression tests, which take well over an hour even on
>> fast machines. If lots of tests are so helpful, why is their bug rate
>> no better than ours?)
> Tests are not (primarily) there to prevent bugs.
Really? Pray tell, what do you think they're for? Particularly code
coverage tests, which is what these are?
regards, tom lane