QA/TestingGeneral
Test Coverage
A metric showing what percentage of a codebase is exercised by automated tests.
Think of it like
Like a checklist showing what percentage of the menu got taste-tested — a high number sounds reassuring, but doesn't guarantee the taster caught every bad dish.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Treats a high coverage number as reassuring on its own.
Senior sounds like
Can describe a time high coverage gave the team false confidence, and what slipped through anyway.
Ask them
“Has high test coverage ever given your team false confidence? What slipped through anyway?”