From: Tom Clarke <tom@...2i.com>
Date: 2003-01-10T13:14:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Test::Unit fails w/no tests [was: testunit 0.1.6 problems]

On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 01:03:44PM +0900, nathaniel@NOSPAMtalbott.ws wrote:
> Tom Clarke [mailto:tom@u2i.com] wrote:
> 
> > They could be described as a separate category, a todo perhaps.
> >     3 Errors, 5 Failures and 2 Todos.
> 
> But to play devil's advocate, isn't a failure by definition a todo?

True, but I would fix all my failing tests before implementing new
ones. 

Or to put it another way, a failing test is a reminder to implement
functionality as specified by the failing test. An empty test is a
reminder to specify some functionality.

Or yet another way - I would be much happier going to lunch with some
functionality left to specify than functionality broken.

So yes, both are todos but it may be useful to separate the two.

I'm probably thinking far too much about this ;-).

-Tom