Testing is a controversial topic. People have strong convictions about testing approaches. Test Driven Development is the most prominent example. Clear empirical evidence is missing which invites strong claims. I advocate for an economic perspective towards testing. Secondarily, I claim that focussing too much on unit tests is not the most economic approach. I coin this testing philosophy Lean Tes
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