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Reducing Paranoia with Unit Tests
The green bar is your friend.
Remember long division? Remember how confusing that process was to learn? With me, every long division problem was like a jigsaw puzzle wrapped in a Sudoku wrapped in a Ken-Ken.
Writing software is another activity that can be confusing and error-prone. Programming create lots of loose ends you need to keep track of. And with such a complex activity, how do you know you have arrived at the correct solution?
Enter the unit test: a software development practice designed to reduce bug paranoia and improve how well developers sleep at night.