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#122 - Essential Things Every Software Engineer Should Know - Kevlin Henney

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97th Things Every Java Programmer Should Know

Tests are not second-class citizens. They are an opportunity to express something that perhaps, again, you could not say in the code. If you put comments everywhere, they're worth nothing. Tests are not merely checks; they are an expression of intention. The hard part is what are we actually trying to say here? That is the challenge.

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