--- title: "Better world by better software" url: https://daily.dev/posts/better-world-by-better-software-r7we7awvx source_url: https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/has-it-not-happened-yet type: article source: "Gleb Bahmutov" published: 2026-06-10T03:01:29.873Z updated: 2026-06-10T03:01:53.017Z tags: ["testing", "cypress"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Better world by better software **[Gleb Bahmutov](https://daily.dev/sources/glebbahmutov)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Testing negative states in Cypress requires care: asserting that something 'does not happen' can pass prematurely if the application hasn't finished processing yet. The post explains two reliable approaches — waiting for a positive state indicator (e.g., a CSS class being set) before checking the negative assertion, or adding an explicit timeout to ensure the application has had enough time to potentially trigger the unwanted action. Using a local counter variable alone is insufficient; the key is knowing *when* to safely assert absence. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Better world by better software](https://daily.dev/posts/better-world-by-better-software-afxfv6uwc) · Gleb Bahmutov · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Better world by better software](https://daily.dev/posts/better-world-by-better-software-h1ajuzlat) · Gleb Bahmutov · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Better world by better software](https://daily.dev/posts/better-world-by-better-software-bzx7lh13v) · Gleb Bahmutov · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#testing](https://daily.dev/tags/testing), [#cypress](https://daily.dev/tags/cypress) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/better-world-by-better-software-r7we7awvx)