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Why Every Developer Needs a Strong Test Suite (Even If You Hate Writing Tests) (opens in new tab)

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I used to think tests were a waste of time. "Ship fast, fix later" was my motto. Until I spent three painful weeks debugging a production issue that a simple test would have caught in 30 seconds. That was the day I became a believer. The Harsh Reality Most Solo Developers Ignore If you're a freelancer or indie hacker building real products for clients, here’s what happens without good tests: You make a "small change" and something unrelated breaks Clients find bugs you should have caught Refa...

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