Test Anti-Pattern Detection

Quick, pragmatic analysis of .NET test code for anti-patterns and quality issues that undermine test reliability, maintainability, and diagnostic value.

When to Use

• User asks to review test quality or find test smells
• User wants to know why tests are flaky or unreliable
• User asks "are my tests good?" or "what's wrong with my tests?"
• User requests a test audit or test code review
• User wants to improve existing test code

When Not to Use

• User wants to write new tests from scratch (use writing-mstest-tests)
• User wants to run or execute tests (use run-tests)
• User wants to migrate between test frameworks or versions (use migration skills)
• User wants to measure code coverage (out of scope)
• User wants a deep formal test smell audit with academic taxonomy and extended catalog (use exp-test-smell-detection)