Re: Docs Testing Format (was Re: HOWTO: Writing Perl6 Tests)
[email protected] (Jonathan Scott Duff)
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On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 11:21:09AM -0800, Brent Dax wrote: > Michael Lazzaro: > # On Tuesday, November 12, 2002, at 10:01 AM, Brent Dax wrote: > # > Why use POD like this instead of a more atomic version of the > # > standard testing format used by Perl 5? We can use the directory > # > # Dunno, looking for a way where we can harness the authors for > # producing tests in the least-intimidating way. > > I suspect that adding more work to the authors's job will just scare > away potential authors. "I'd love to write the docs for tainting! Wait > a minute, I have to write the tests, too? I don't have time for *that* > much work!" I agree. We should be flexible. But it's really up to the pumpkin holder. I'd think that patches that come with both docs and tests get priority over those that don't have both, but they all have the potential to be applied. -Scott -- Jonathan Scott Duff [email protected]