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Most unit tests verify that code does what it already does — they pass when the code is written and continue passing through every refactor, catching nothing. Here is how to write tests that fail when something breaks and survive when nothing does.
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Read moreAsync remote work has a reputation as the fallback option when synchronous isn't possible. That reputation is wrong, and the teams doing backend development best know it.
Read moreYou've talked to every recruiter in Auckland. They all send you the same five people. Three of them aren't looking.
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