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You start by spending 30\% of your time writing tests, but before you know it, the tests are an unmaintainable mess.

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  1. noun A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; a trial: a test of one's eyesight; subjecting a hypothesis to a test; a test of an athlete's endurance.
  2. noun A series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability.
  3. noun A basis for evaluation or judgment: "A test of democratic government is how Congress and the president work together” (Haynes Johnson).
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  • You start by spending 30\% of your time writing tests, but before you know it, the tests are an unmaintainable mess. —  Javalobby - The heart of the Java developer community
  • Even my students who aren't passing the tests -- of whom there are more of than before -- are saying they think the tests are a fairer reflection of the actual skills needed to survive out in the real world. —  CertCities.com | IT Forums
  • Those who did not pass the tests were the first to lose their jobs. —  Home
  • The FDA ought to validate all genetic tests so that consumers and doctors can make intelligent decisions about whether the tests are appropriate. —  Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines
  • The children who take the tests are all twins, and throughout the study identical twins have tended to get scores closer to each other than those of nonidentical twins, who in turn have closer scores than unrelated children. —  Integral Options Cafe
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