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From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 7/7] t/README: Add a note about the dangers of
 coverage chasing
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:05:45 -0500
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=C3=86var Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0 Bjarmason wrote:

> +   Don't blindly follow test coverage metrics

Hmph, that is just common sense, while =E2=80=9Cyou should really not b=
e
paying any attention to your code while writing tests=E2=80=9D is not. =
 I even
prefer the text without this patch applied.  So forget I said anything;
I can find a way to hint at that in t/README later. :)

Jonathan