Comment by imiric

> Since it came up in another thread (yes, it's trivial), a function `add` is no easier or harder to test with examples than with PBT

Come on, that example is practically useless for comparing both approaches.

Take a look at the article linked above. The amount of non-trivial code required to setup a PBT should raise an eyebrow, at the very least.

It's quite possible that the value of such a test outweighs the complexity overhead, and that implementing all the test variations with EBT would be infeasible, but choosing one strategy over the other should be a conscious decision made by the team.

So as much as you're painting PBT in a positive light, I don't see it that clearly. I think that PBT covers certain scenarios better than EBT, while EBT can be sufficient for a wide variety of tests, and be simpler overall.

But again, I haven't actually written PBTs myself. I'm just going by the docs and articles mentioned here.