--- title: "Discussion on \"What every developer should know to start writing tests\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"What every developer should know to start writing tests\". A deep dive into software testing explaining what tests are important and why you should start writing them | Unit tests | integration tests | e2e tests" url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [What every developer should know to start writing tests](https://blog.rodrigomd.dev/introduction-to-software-testing?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A deep dive into software testing explaining what tests are important and why you should start writing them | Unit tests | integration tests | e2e tests Apr 16, 2021 · 16 min read · blog.rodrigomd.dev Updated Aug 29, 2022 Read the article - [#testing](https://hashnode.com/tag/testing) - [#best-practices](https://hashnode.com/tag/best-practices) - [#software-development](https://hashnode.com/tag/software-development) - [#programming](https://hashnode.com/tag/programming) - [#test](https://hashnode.com/tag/test) ## Written by [Rodrigo](https://hashnode.com/@rodrigomd) @rodrigomd · Santiago, Chile [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@rodrigomd) Without pressure, there isn't action I'm a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience. I love to apply design patterns, write clean code and do TDD while testing I'm interested in growing every day as a person and developer ## Responses 9 Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post [Ákos Kőműves](https://hashnode.com/@akoskm) [Oct 8, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/615fe7fd8e8734462af5decb) Great job, Rodrigo! [Pranav Todi](https://hashnode.com/@PranavTodi) [Oct 1, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/6156743628ed304eb1d805fc) So well written. I could understand every point mentioned. Thanks for sharing this article! [Rodrigo](https://hashnode.com/@rodrigomd) [Oct 4, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/6156743628ed304eb1d805fc#reply-615b64caad6beb6f6506f7f5) Thanks, Pranav. Glad that you like it; you can share it too if you want. [Catalin Pit](https://hashnode.com/@Catalinpit) [Apr 19, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607d1e80eb2bd30d2d228779) This is one great article! I followed you! 🙌 [Rodrigo](https://hashnode.com/@rodrigomd) [Apr 19, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607d1e80eb2bd30d2d228779#reply-607dd835c99e200d08f7f5ef) I follow you back ;) [Vandana Sharma](https://hashnode.com/@vandanaa) [Apr 19, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607d06e0eb2bd30d2d2284fc) Very well explained! 👏 [Dhanush N](https://hashnode.com/@dhanushnehru) [Apr 18, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607c5da1c99e200d08f7cff9) Well written Gives great insights on testing 👏 [Rodrigo](https://hashnode.com/@rodrigomd) [Apr 18, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607c5da1c99e200d08f7cff9#reply-607c8ce2c99e200d08f7d5e4) Thanks! That was the idea [Pavandeep Kaur 🇮🇳](https://hashnode.com/@PavandeepKaur) [Apr 18, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607c2608c99e200d08f7c99c) Great 👏 [Rodrigo](https://hashnode.com/@rodrigomd) [Apr 18, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607c2608c99e200d08f7c99c#reply-607c8cf2c99e200d08f7d5ee) Thanks :) [Maxi Contieri](https://hashnode.com/@mcsee) [Apr 16, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607a1459eb2bd30d2d225103) Amazing Article [Rodrigo](https://hashnode.com/@rodrigomd)! I would not change a single comma. As a personal advice I'd suggest you to break down these articles. I am aware it is the start of a series but many people is afraid of so many concepts and don't read long articles. Even better, If you break down the article you can cross reference with next articles . Looking forward to reading more ! [Rodrigo](https://hashnode.com/@rodrigomd) [Apr 17, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607a1459eb2bd30d2d225103#reply-607a48c2c99e200d08f7a569) Thanks for such valuable advice, especially coming from such a consistent blogger like you I must admit that the idea was to keep the post short, but... I couldn't do it, too many ideas. I'll be working on making the following posts easier to digest Thanks a lot! [Maxi Contieri](https://hashnode.com/@mcsee) [Apr 17, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607a1459eb2bd30d2d225103#reply-607af997c99e200d08f7b126) [Rodrigo](https://hashnode.com/@rodrigomd) The same happened to me at the beginning. Then I started refactoring them :) [Rodrigo](https://hashnode.com/@rodrigomd) [Apr 17, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607a1459eb2bd30d2d225103#reply-607b6ef9c99e200d08f7bd7b) [Maxi Contieri](https://hashnode.com/@mcsee) I think like with everything, it's a matter of improving on each iteration once I gather more experience [Mario Cervera](https://hashnode.com/@macerub) [Apr 16, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607a0708c99e200d08f7a293) Thanks for sharing my article Rodrigo! 😊 [Rodrigo](https://hashnode.com/@rodrigomd) [Apr 17, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/607a0708c99e200d08f7a293#reply-607a4944eb2bd30d2d225301) As I've always said, "if it's good content, then needs to be shared" [Blender\_7](https://hashnode.com/@Climax) [Apr 16, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/60791a97a3407a32d70442fd) A fantastic blog that is well explained about the in-depth works of automated test and why we should do test like this often.
It is true that not all of us has the expertise to handle automated tests. But I recommend devs to start performing tests.
The biggest advantage of these tests is that debugging is achieved and it would ensure users to have a _real_ product rather than having a _faulty_ one.
I enjoyed a lot reading this blog since I can also relate the nature of testing. The reference and the image materials were very helpful in understanding actual code being tested and how. 💜 [Rodrigo](https://hashnode.com/@rodrigomd) [Apr 17, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-software-testing/6078ea034155da32fc83d165/comment/60791a97a3407a32d70442fd#reply-607a583beb2bd30d2d225360) Thanks for your support!!