Why Good Developers Write Bad Unit Tests
Read OriginalThis article explains why good developers often write bad unit tests by incorrectly applying production code principles like abstraction and encapsulation to test code. It argues that test code is a diagnostic tool that should be simple and obvious, not complex and abstract. Using the analogy of a skyscraper built on a beach, it illustrates how misapplying 'best practices' from production development can create tests that are hard to understand and maintain.
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