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GETTING FROM TESTED TO BATTLE-TESTED

blog.janestreet.com20 min read

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Testing is essential when building reliable software. Being able to show that your code is correct and resilient can be hard, and it takes time to write good tests. In a non-trivial system, tests are an approximation at best, as the real world is messy. Going from being tested to being battle-tested requires learning some things that can only be learned through experience.