Automated testing is a great way to check if the code you wrote is working. Tests check whether our software is working properly and will keep on working the way we intend it to. There are many different approaches and practices of writing tests. In this chapter, we will mention some of them.
Before the QA team starts testing the product, developers should make sure that all classes are covered with proper tests and that all of the tests are passing. When the development team does not care about writing proper tests or does not cover most (ideally all) of the codebase with tests, the QA team will most likely experience problems in testing and raise issues.
So, what are the benefits of testing? First of all, code which has been covered by tests has fewer bugs. Also, it makes it easier to keep track of documentation, and improves software...