Re: [O] [BUG] ob-sql.el: probably an extra paren

[Sebastien Vauban]

Hi Bastien,

Bastien wrote:
> "Sebastien Vauban" writes:
>> Nick Dokos wrote:
>>> Can we please make it an invariable practice to run `make test' before
>>> every push?
>>
>> Isn't it possible to put such in some sort of Git pre-commit hook (or
>> pre-push hook), so that it gets automatically enforced?
>
> If anyone knows how to setup an automated tests framework for Org, feel free
> to go ahead, we will use it and monitor broken tests to see what's wrong in
> the code or in the tests or in the environment running the tests.
>
> Testing is a nice habit to have, but let's not make it a coercive
> pre-requisit before pushing patches.
>
> My whole thinking here is well captured by Rich Hickey:
>
>   http://codequarterly.com/2011/rich-hickey/
>
>   Fogus: You have been known to speak out against test-driven development.
>   Do you mind elaborating on your position?
>
>   Hickey: I never spoke out ‘against’ TDD. What I have said is, life is
>   short and there are only a finite number of hours in a day. So, we have to
>   make choices about how we spend our time. If we spend it writing tests,
>   that is time we are not spending doing something else. Each of us needs to
>   assess how best to spend our time in order to maximize our results, both
>   in quantity and quality. If people think that spending fifty percent of
>   their time writing tests maximizes their results—okay for them. I’m sure
>   that’s not true for me—I’d rather spend that time thinking about my
>   problem. I’m certain that, for me, this produces better solutions, with
>   fewer defects, than any other use of my time. A bad design with a complete
>   test suite is still a bad design.

The text you mention refers about time to write extra test suites. I was
referring to simply have "make test" _run_ before being able to push commits.

Best regards,
  Seb

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Sebastien Vauban