David MacIver
Creator of the property-based testing library Hypothesis and researcher with experience at Anthropic, known for work on PBT, test-case minimization, and improving testing UX.
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Sep 6, 2021 • 1h 18min
David MacIver on Life Skills for Programmers
From the design quirks that made Hypothesis a standout property-testing tool to the messy human side of programming, David MacIver explores how programmers learn, communicate, and build soft skills. The conversation also ranges through emotional reactions as legacy code, hiring mistakes, math struggles, and ways to make intimidating challenges feel more approachable.
Dec 10, 2025 • 1h 19min
Hypothesis vs. Hallucinations: Property Testing AI-Generated Code
David R. MacIver, creator of Hypothesis and PBT researcher, discusses making AI-generated code trustworthy. He explains why standard benchmarks mislead, how property-based testing uncovers hidden failures, and the challenges of getting developers to think in invariants. Conversations cover LLMs writing tests, Hypothesis’ UX for onboarding, shrinking failing cases, and workflows for continuous fuzzing and regression protection.
