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> philosiphy. See something you want to discuss or think should be changed? Open
> a PR and let's discuss.
Why do we write tests? The biggest and most important reason is _CONFIDANCE_.
You're an engineer. You know how to write code, and writing tests isn't all that
different. But do you know why we write tests? Do you know when to write one, or
what kind of test to write? How do you know if a test is a _"good"_ test? This
document's goal is to give you the tools you need to make those determiniations.
Okay. So why do we write tests? To increase our... :drum::
**CONFIDENCE**
> I want to be confident that the code I'm writing... won't break the app that I
> have running in production. So whatever I do, I want to make sure that the
> kinds of tests I write bring me the most confidence possible and I need to be
> cognizant of the trade-offs I'm making when testing. - Kent C. Dodds
## Kinds of Tests