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What does testing mean? what is automated testing? Do we really need to test our code? How do I achieve this? what should I test? These are popularly asked questions and this article aims to provide answers for them. Firstly, we need to understand t...

Dec 14, 2020 · 19 min read · thecodezs.hashnode.dev  
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