Shitty comfort tests are the absolute worst. I've heard the rule of thumb is that to identify a shit test from a comfort test, look for the word "YOU" vs the word "I".
"You're so selfish!" – shit test.
"I feel so unloved!" – comfort test.
Now combine them for a Frankenstein's monster of a test:
"When you're selfish I feel like you don't love me!" – horrendous.
The one told in “The shittiness of "shit-tests"” article by Andy Nowicki definitely goes into the Shitty Comfort Test folder.
I remember reading that and even restacking it with a comment that both the author and his friend didn't know what a shit test actually was.
To be fair to them, it's pretty common for beginners to mistake comfort tests for shit tests. Especially when they are shitty comfort tests.
100%. Hence the most recent post.
Shitty comfort tests are the absolute worst. I've heard the rule of thumb is that to identify a shit test from a comfort test, look for the word "YOU" vs the word "I".
"You're so selfish!" – shit test.
"I feel so unloved!" – comfort test.
Now combine them for a Frankenstein's monster of a test:
"When you're selfish I feel like you don't love me!" – horrendous.
"You're so selfish" is not a shit test. It might be worthwhile to refer to them as fitness tests. Reread the description above.