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Is testing a chore?

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+title: Is testing a chore?
+date: 2024-09-29
+permalink: daily/2024/09/29/is-testing-a-chore
+tags:
+  - software-development
+  - automated-testing
+  - test-driven-development
+cta: testing_course
+snippet: |
+  Is it a chore to write automated tests?
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+[Do some Developers skip writing tests for their personal projects][0] because they think it's a chore?
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+If they've written the code, so they then think it's too much work to write tests or need to move on to the next task?
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+Is it boring to write tests for code that's already written and will pass straight away?
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+This is why I do test-driven development and start with a failing test and then write code to make it pass.
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+Then, I add more to the test until it fails and then get that to pass.
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+When that test is finished, I'll move to a new test for a different piece of functionality.
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+I like this approach of working in small feedback cycles and alternating between failing and passing tests.
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+Testing this way isn't boring or a chore and much more interesting for me compared to writing all the code first and maybe writing the tests later.
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+[0]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/09/28/testing-personal-projects