"value":"\n <p>This is a quote from a presentation by Diego Aguiar at SymfonyCon that I saw from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SymfonyCasts\/status\/1593551105471938560?t=A8wnRUa0tLbb2q5qLhcQnA\">a tweet from SymfonyCasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>I haven't seen the rest of the presentation, but I liked this quote and the idea of continuously improving a codebase using automated tests.<\/p>\n\n<p>The talk was titled \"Advanced Test Driven Development\" so I assume that it was focused on ensuring that new functionality also has accompanying tests but it could also apply to existing code.<\/p>\n\n<p>A lot of existing code that I've worked on wasn't covered by tests, so going back and writing tests for that code would be beneficial too - even if it's only one test a day. It would help to prevent and uncover existing bugs, enable the code to be refactored and changed without introducing regressions, and make the codebase more maintainable.<\/p>\n\n<p>Small changes over time add up.<\/p>\n\n ",
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"processed":"\n <p>This is a quote from a presentation by Diego Aguiar at SymfonyCon that I saw from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SymfonyCasts\/status\/1593551105471938560?t=A8wnRUa0tLbb2q5qLhcQnA\">a tweet from SymfonyCasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>I haven't seen the rest of the presentation, but I liked this quote and the idea of continuously improving a codebase using automated tests.<\/p>\n\n<p>The talk was titled \"Advanced Test Driven Development\" so I assume that it was focused on ensuring that new functionality also has accompanying tests but it could also apply to existing code.<\/p>\n\n<p>A lot of existing code that I've worked on wasn't covered by tests, so going back and writing tests for that code would be beneficial too - even if it's only one test a day. It would help to prevent and uncover existing bugs, enable the code to be refactored and changed without introducing regressions, and make the codebase more maintainable.<\/p>\n\n<p>Small changes over time add up.<\/p>\n\n ",