write-failing-test-first

Name: write-failing-test-first
Author: Archive228

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How to install write-failing-test-first?

archive228/loopkit/write-failing-test-first

$npx -y skills add Archive228/loopkit --skill write-failing-test-first

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Summary

Before fixing any bug, write a test that reproduces it and watch it fail. Use for every bug fix.

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SKILL.md

1	# Write the Failing Test First
2	The only proof you fixed a bug is a test that failed before and passes after.
3	1. Write the smallest test that reproduces the reported behavior.
4	2. Run it. Watch it fail for the right reason (read the assertion, not just red).
5	3. Now fix the code.
6	4. Run the test. It passes. Run the FULL suite — you didn't break anything else.
7	If you can't write the test easily, the architecture is telling you something (tight coupling). Say so.
8	Never: fix first, test after (you'll write a test that passes regardless). Never: skip the watch-it-fail step.

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