I wouldn't write specs for that either, but I wanted to mention a more
general point...


> ... "testing the framework". I tend to find tests which assert the
> framework did its job correctly of low value.
>

It depends on the developers and the framework. Writing a spec of
framework/library behaviour can be a useful exercise if there are details
you're unfamiliar with. When depending on things working in a certain way
that isn't documented elsewhere, I find specs can be a good way to verify
and document your assumptions.

I've done it before to assert the behaviour of network IO when not
gracefully closed, certain aspects of BigDecimal and PostgreSQL isolation
levels. I usually wouldn't object if someone wanted to remove such specs
from a project, but if they are done right they probably won't add much of
a maintenance overhead.

Cheers,
Chris

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