112: Six Principles of Readable Tests - David Seddon

"Code is read much more often than it is written." - Guido van Rossum

This is true for both production code and test code.

When you are trying to understand why a test is failing, you'll be very grateful to the test author if they've taken the care to make it readable.

David Seddon came up with 6 principles to help us write more readable tests.

We discuss these, as well as more benefits of readable tests.

David's 6 Principles of Readable Tests:

Profit from the work of others

Put naming to work

Show only what matters

Don’t repeat yourself

Arrange, act, assert

Aim high

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