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I spent years thinking test-first was dogma for people with too much time. Then one painful week converted me. Here's what actually changed my mind. From the article "Why I Write Tests Before I Write Code Now" by Misar.IO, published on Misar.Blog.

In this episode:
0:00 Introduction
0:12 The Author Used to Dismiss Test-First as a Luxury
1:23 A Miserable Week Building a Pricing Calculator Convinced the Author
2:26 Writing the Test First Is Valuable Because It Acts as a Design Tool
3:21 Writing a Test First Forces Concrete Design Decisions Before Implementation
4:47 If a Test Is Hard to Write
5:39 The Feedback Loop from Test-First Development Is Faster and More Complete
6:47 Because Tests Catch Regressions Immediately
7:45 The Author’s Real Practice Is Pragmatic
9:06 The Author Writes Tests in Small Increments and Allows Them to Start Rough

This episode is narrated by an AI voice from a written article.

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