Developer Tea · Jonathan Cutrell
Second Order Consequences and Forcing Functions
August 22, 2025·24 min·2 clips
Why high test coverage might actually encourage developers to write meaningless tests.
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A clear look at forcing functions and the behavior they quietly shape.
Developer Tea treats forcing functions less like a management buzzword and more like a way to notice what happens after the first decision. The examples move from code coverage targets to prioritized backlogs to all-hands and demo settings, and each one asks the same practical…
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