Tests as data: ensuring AI-generated code does what we want
4.40T1 sourcemartinfowler.com (Exploring Gen AI series, incl. Böckeler)
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Published by martinfowler.com (Exploring Gen AI series, incl. Böckeler) (T1 source). The original is at https://martinfowler.com/articles/tests-as-data.html.
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SummaryThe article proposes treating developers as customers of AI-generated code and making human-readable customer acceptance tests, represented as test data, the primary contract protecting intended behavior from agent modifications.
Why it mattersThe interview findings and concrete use of custom DSLs and tabular test data offer a specific engineering pattern for maintaining assurance when agents produce both implementation and tests.
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