diff --git a/src/content/daily-email/2023-08-30.md b/src/content/daily-email/2023-08-30.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..af2f00cb --- /dev/null +++ b/src/content/daily-email/2023-08-30.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +title: > + TDD and "Unexpected errors" +pubDate: 2023-08-30 +permalink: > + archive/2023/08/30/tdd-and-unexpected-errors +tags: + - automated-testing + - test-driven-development +--- + +When working on projects, it's common to see messages like "The website encountered an unexpected error. Please try again later.". + +Usually, this is the message shown to the user, whilst a more detailed error message is logged for Developers to diagnose and fix the underlying error. + +The wording "unexpected error" has been intriguing to me, though. When do you expect an error? + +The best example I can think of for an expected error is when doing test-driven development. + +When doing TDD, you want to see an error to start as you start with a failing test. + +Then, you write the code to remove the error and get the test passing.