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How did you learn automated testing?

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+title: >
+  How did you learn automated testing?
+pubDate: 2023-06-30
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+  archive/2023/06/30/how-did-you-learn-automated-testing
+tags:
+  - automated-testing
+  - test-driven-development
+---
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+I started to learn about automated testing in 2012 when I took over maintainership of the Drupal module, Override Node Options.
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+At the time, it had around 9,000 active installations (now more than 35,000), and I was concerned about breaking those sites if I pushed a bug and wanted confidence to make changes without introducing regressions.
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+Later, I started to learn about test-driven development and how to develop and design software by writing the tests first.
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+Although I'm not a Laravel Developer, Adam Wathan's "Test Driven Laravel" course was a great resource and information, as well as a number of presentations and talks at PHP meetups and conferences.
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+Once I understood how to write tests and do TDD, I took any opportunity to practice it, whether on projects or coding katas.
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+At one point, I was writing module code during work hours and writing tests for it during the evening.
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+## What about you?
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+How did you learn automated testing or test-driven development? Reply to this email and let me know.
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+Bonus points if it was at one of my conference talks or workshops!