On 30/12/2010, at 6:50 AM, Adam Murdoch <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Just another case...
>>
>> Functionally testing ajax heavy sites (with Geb of course), or any
>> concurrent type code. With the ajax case, I find that I don't have much
>> faith the *tests* are good until I have run them a few times to get the
>> timeouts right.
>
> This is an interesting one.
>
> Tuning timeouts in tests is a real pain. In my experience, they're a common
> cause of false build breakages. And they're of questionable value because, in
> practise, people just keep making them larger and larger until the build
> stops breaking.
I am not sure what you mean by “questionable value” here. The timeouts are a
means to an end. Or are you suggesting that there is a better way?
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