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🚀 New article!

https://rubystacknews.com/2025/11/25/readable-specs-vs-clever-specs-finding-the-balance-in-test-design/

As developers, we often debate whether tests should be clever and optimized, or simple and easy to understand. After years of working with large codebases, I’ve learned that clarity always wins.

In my new article, I explore why readable, expressive specs lead to better collaboration, faster debugging, and healthier codebases — and when small optimizations can still be useful.

👉 If you want to write tests that truly help your team, not confuse them, this is for you.

Comments

I’ve never thought the test as documentation but you are totally right!! In most of the programming languages and test suits the structure is the same

when some context happens it should do something cool it should not something wrong Perfect documentation!!!!

Also I like the quote If your test feels clever, rewrite it. If it feels obvious, it’s probably perfect.

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