Add Assert.StartsWith MSTest antipattern to test-developer agent guidance#45
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[WIP] Apply changes from pull request 21 into template
Add Assert.StartsWith MSTest antipattern to test-developer agent guidance
Feb 28, 2026
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Description
Ports TemplateDotNetLibrary#21 into this template. Adds a fifth MSTest antipattern to the test-developer agent: prefer
Assert.StartsWithoverAssert.IsTrue(value.StartsWith(...))for richer failure diagnostics.Type of Change
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Pre-Submission Checklist
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Build and Test
dotnet build --configuration Releasedotnet test --configuration Releasedotnet run --project src/DemaConsulting.TemplateDotNetTool --configuration Release --framework net10.0--no-build -- --validateCode Quality
dotnet format --verify-no-changesQuality Checks
Please run the following checks before submitting:
cspell "**/*.{md,cs}"markdownlint "**/*.md"yamllint .Testing
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Documentation-only change to
.github/agents/test-developer.md. No production code or tests affected.🔒 GitHub Advanced Security automatically protects Copilot coding agent pull requests. You can protect all pull requests by enabling Advanced Security for your repositories. Learn more about Advanced Security.