A Practical Tip: Use AI Agents to Codify Desired Behaviors into Tests

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Key Info

A developer suggests adding a final phase where you explicitly discuss with an AI coding agent which behaviors should be codified into tests, turning implicit expectations into automated checks.

Highlights

  • Instead of letting agents rewrite tests on the fly, dedicate a final session to specifying desired behaviors.
  • This approach complements agent-driven bug fixing, where agents can enumerate potential causes faster than humans.
  • It addresses the common issue of agents constantly changing tests by making test expectations explicit.
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