Dev solution to tautological AI tests: Ban them in standards
mattpocockuk · x · 2026-08-28
A developer offers a tongue-in-cheek solution to Emma's example of tautological tests: append "Tautological tests considered harmful" to CODINGSTANDARDS.md. This ensures the /code-review agent automatically flags these useless checks generated by AI.
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