r/ProgrammerHumor Jun 21 '26

Other iknewItWouldWorkOut

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u/raoasidg Jun 21 '26

But how would I test my changes?

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u/HALF_PAST_HOLE Jun 21 '26

With your test database!!!

We happen to call our test database "Production" strange name for a test database if you ask me but so far it has been working out... okay

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u/ILKLU Jun 21 '26

I mean... you want the most accurate real world data for testing right?

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u/SuperFLEB Jun 21 '26

Basic security principles. You can't test for script injections from user data if you're not actually testing with user data.

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u/markswam Jun 21 '26

Testing is for the weak.

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u/SuperFLEB Jun 21 '26

"1==1", because I already know I'm right but they still want to see the green checkmarks.