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# Unit Tests

It is not part of this document, find only some thoughts here.

> Clean Code = Testable Code

### Rules

* Continuously write unit tests
* Maintain unit test - *keep them running*
* TDD - Test Driven Development
* Tests must be clean too - *they will change with the code*
* Tests must obey the test patterns
* F.I.R.S.T. principles

### Benefits

Enforces to write testable code Makes the code flexible - *changes with regression tests*

### Code coverage

* Try to reach higher levels (>90%)
* Do not write tests only for the sake of the code coverage

### Good practices

* Use the default (package) visibility for the sake of the unit testing

Unit Testing briefly:

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