"value":"\n <p><a href=\"\/daily\/2024\/10\/19\/phpunit-or-pest\">Whether you prefer PHPUnit or Pest PHP<\/a>, or if you're coding in a different language, it's important to have automated tests - especially before you refactor any code.<\/p>\n\n<p>Before you refactor, you want to have passing tests that you're confident cover all the required functionality.<\/p>\n\n<p>When you finish refactoring, the tests should still pass.<\/p>\n\n<p>Then you know the functionality is the same and the code still works after it's been refactored.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you don't have tests, how do you know everything still works, or how likely are you to do the refactor at all?<\/p>\n\n ",
"processed":"\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/default\/daily\/2024\/10\/19\/phpunit-or-pest\">Whether you prefer PHPUnit or Pest PHP<\/a>, or if you're coding in a different language, it's important to have automated tests - especially before you refactor any code.<\/p>\n\n<p>Before you refactor, you want to have passing tests that you're confident cover all the required functionality.<\/p>\n\n<p>When you finish refactoring, the tests should still pass.<\/p>\n\n<p>Then you know the functionality is the same and the code still works after it's been refactored.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you don't have tests, how do you know everything still works, or how likely are you to do the refactor at all?<\/p>\n\n ",