Appendix B. Testing with (and without) Spring
Software is precise in its execution. It does exactly what it is written to do—nothing more and nothing less. The software we write would function flawlessly if it weren’t for one minor problem: we write it. Even though software perfectly executes the instructions it is given, flawed humans are the ones who write the instructions. Human flaws tend to leak into software instructions, resulting in quirks, snafus, and errors.
When you consider the serious consequences of software bugs, it becomes imperative that we test software as much as possible. Even though it’s still possible for bugs to exist in tested code, the odds of a serious bug sneaking into production are greatly diminished by writing comprehensive ...
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