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What do you actually review in a test code PR — and what do you let slide?

Ajitesh Mohanta
Ajitesh MohantaAmbassador
May 11, 2026 1,393 0
Test code reviews on my team are inconsistent. Some reviewers are rigorous (comment on everything), some rubber-stamp test PRs. I'm trying to write a lightweight review guide for our team. My current draft of what to always check: - Does the test name describe what it's actually testing? - Is there at least one meaningful assertion beyond `assert response.status_code == 200`? - Are fixtures cleaning up after themselves? - Does this test depend on execution order? And what I'd let slide in a review: - Code style that doesn't affect readability - Test data that could be more minimal What's on your critical list? What have you caught in test code reviews that saved a real problem later?

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