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Your Test Coverage Number Is Lying to You

January 28, 20268 min read
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I've seen codebases with 95% test coverage that ship critical bugs weekly. I've seen codebases with 40% coverage that rarely break.

The number isn't the problem. The obsession with the number is.

The Coverage Trap

Here's a test that increases coverage but catches nothing:

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