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title: What would get you fired?
date: 2024-09-24
permalink: daily/2024/09/24/what-would-get-you-fired
tags:
  - software-development
  - automated-testing
  - test-driven-development
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  What would get you fired?
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I'm often asked by people what the first test is they should write in their application.

Matt Stauffer asked in previous talks at Laravel conferences and podcasts:

What would get you fired or your company in the news for a bad reason?

That seems like a good place to start.