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title: Testing is a reusable skill
date: 2024-05-25
permalink: daily/2024/05/25/testing-is-a-reusable-skill
tags:
    - software-development
    - automated-testing
    - test-driven-development
cta: testing_course
snippet: |
    Writing automated tests is a reusable skill.
---

I like skills and technologies that I can re-use.

If there's a solution that's only available in one framework and another that is framework-agnostic, I'll use the agnostic one, if possible.

I'd rather invest my time learning something I'll be able to re-use and get the most benefit from.

Automated testing is an example of something re-usable.

Regardless of the CMS, framework or language, how to write and structure automated tests is the same, and you still get the benefits from writing them and/or doing test-driven development.

Whilst the syntax can be different, even in the PHP space comparing PHPUnit, Pest and Behat, the fundamentals and approaches are the same.