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UNIT-TESTING-BASICS5 MIN READ

Sort Unit Test Smells Into Fixes

Recognize common unit-test smells and choose the appropriate basic fix.

Sort each unit-test smell into the repair that best fits. Rename for behavior Split the Act Move infrastructure out Use explicit cases Test is named test_user_flow and failure output gives no scenario One test creates a user, updates the user, then deletes the user A unit test requires a real database container to verify a pure role rule The expected value is calculated with the same if branches as production A failure says only works did not work A test calls submitOrder and refundOrder before the first assertion The test fails when the network is unavailable A loop increments the…

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