Why Pull Requests Should Review Tests, Not Just Code
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Why Pull Requests Should Review Tests, Not Just Code

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When you add new code to your applications, it is associated to the test scripts that should validate it. Do you give enough importance to these tests? In this article, Eli Lopian explains that when pull requests are opened, you should review the tests scripts as much as the code. share share share share 

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